The people of Nazareth thought that they were putting a local upstart in his place. The sad irony is that they were rejecting God.
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Left on the shelf, the sacred Scriptures can do nothing
The greatest act of reverence we can give to the Scriptures is to prayerfully read them.
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Sin can never cancel out your baptism
Your sins cannot cancel the identity you were given in your baptism. But it is possible to forget who you are.
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Look back on the past year. Where was the Holy Spirit at work?
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
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The message of the Epiphany: God kills hate with love.
St. Matthew’s story of the Magi is the opposite of “Romeo and Juliet”: Heaven finds means to kill our hate with love.
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“And he named him Jesus” or, “Notes on a Scandal”
Can we allow this truth, this person named Jesus—this God for whom love alone is credible—to truly possess our hearts in the year ahead?
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In our time, we face so much uncertainty. But God has not abandoned us.
Danger, death, disbelief appears everywhere. We shall not be overcome.
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If you receive the gift of Christmas, you give it away
The gospel is more recipe than record. The only way you know that you have received the gift of Christmas is to live in love.
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We all lose our innocence. But we can hold on to childhood belief.
A Reflection for the Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ It really is, according to the Gospels
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the Gospel transposed onto celluloid. The message is the same in both.