Remember the jar of expensive, perfumed oil that Mary pours on Jesus’ feet. We know Mary, Martha and Lazarus weren’t rich, and this oil was expensive. They would have been saving it for a special occasion.
Prayer
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Reflection: Women were oppressed in Jesus’ time, too. How much longer will we stand by?
Jesus does not condemn the woman caught in adultery, and he does not condemn us. But he challenges her, and he challenges us, to sin no more.
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Reflection: The freedom that Óscar Romero found in Jesus
The freedom we find in Christ can lead us to act on behalf of the marginalized.
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The spirit propels Christianity forward
Jesus emphasizes the selflessness of the shepherd, insisting that he volunteers to protect his flock.
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The Gospel is meant to be preached. It’s our responsibility to do it.
Jesus teaches the apostles by opening their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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God calls us to redistribute not just wealth but mercy too
Divine Mercy Sunday reminds us to pray for God’s compassion and forgiveness and to afford the same to one another.
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Jesus is risen, exclusion is dead.
The reactions of the early Christian witnesses are a mixture of fear, faith, confusion and understanding.
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What I learned while praying in the (empty) Garden of Gethsemane during Lent
In this year, with the pilgrims gone and the holy places nearly empty, I set out to spend some time on the Mount of Olives to see what I can learn from the ancient trees.
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Parenting adult children is hard. Prayer helped me see that my late parents are with me amid the challenges.
My parents never told me this, but parenting adults is hard.
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What should teens give up for Lent?
Lent is when we sit down in a loud and confusing world and try to figure out what we’re doing here. That is all the more important for the people who are most confused.