October 20, 2024, the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Making sense of violence is precisely where the reflection for the readings on this Sunday begins.
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Nothing matters beyond the capacity to grow into love
October 13, 2024, the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: A common theme in Scripture is the promise that all things will eventually come to light. What is misunderstood today will be revealed with time.
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Marriage and divorce: There is something bigger than both
October 6, 2024, the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Somewhere in the background of today’s passages hides the sacramental analogy that refers to the church as bride and Christ as her groom.
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The boundaries of the spirit and the limits of our imagination
September 29, 2024, the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: If good is being done in faith, then this becomes the critical measure to celebrate God’s power at work within the community of believers.
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How to shift personal annoyance toward the righteous
September 22, 2024, the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The way, according to the Gospel, is one of integrity.”
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There is a path for the well-trained servant
September 15, 2024, the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: May we all mature in our faith, regardless of what lies ahead.
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The Tongue of the Mute Will Sing Out Hope
September 8, 2024, the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: For a second Sunday in a row the readings reveal a deep concern for the poor ones in our midst.
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Perfect freedom in worship means doing something
September 1, 2024, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: May our worship, understanding of law and sense of freedom never drift too far from the theological option for the poor, as it holds true within the Letter of James.
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The Difficult but Happy Choice to Stay
August 25, 2024, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: After five Sundays in a row, the bread of life discourse from the Gospel of John reaches its anticlimactic close.
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Real Nourishment for the Skeptical and Starving Alike
August 18, 2024, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Today’s passages invite the reader to contemplate real nourishment as opposed to figurative “food” for life’s journey.