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Victor M. Cancino, S.J., lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor of St. Ignatius Mission. He received his licentiate in sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
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August 3, 2025, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Gospels do not ask questions about happiness and purpose the way some of Wisdom literature does; they present the concerns of God for the world.
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July 27, 2025, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings present themes of persistence and inquiry.
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July 20, 2025, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s Gospel passage introduces a key element: the central role of hospitality.
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July 13, 2025, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The readings this Sunday demonstrate that love of God goes hand in hand with care for one’s neighbor.
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July 6, 2025, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gently but firmly correcting their perception of “success,” Jesus invites them to remember what is truly important.
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June 29, 2025, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul: This is the lesson of leadership among Christ’s disciples, to be ever at the task of sharing the Gospel, finding moments of grace even in hardship.
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June 22, 2025, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world.
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June 15, 2025, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: No persons of faith exist in isolation, and every individual being lives in relationship to others.
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June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday, Vigil Mass: The readings and prayers of this extended liturgy can inspire a heightened experience of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful and rekindle a sense of the intensity of the Spirit.
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June 1, 2025, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Starting from the Jerusalem Temple, Gospel joy moves from its own center out to the nations.