The Beatitudes can be read with an eye to the present, not only the future.
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Seeing the ‘Woman of Power’
Resources (money, talents, faith) should be strengthened and increased, as the woman of power’s example makes clear.
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What does it mean to ‘be alert’ during Advent?
We must be mindful of what is happening to us and around us, responsible for ourselves, our actions and our community.
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Our political options are depressing, but Christians still have reason for hope.
We do not simply submit because someone must rule. Having been given some say, we must strive to speak according to what we think Christ would have us say.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In ‘Fratelli Tutti,’ Pope Francis identifies the paradox of populism
Dr. Anna Rowlands told America that Pope Francis ““gets populism. He gets what is the drive toward it and he rescues the notion of what it means to be ‘a people’ from the hands of the populists.”
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Sin is sad business. But in the confessional, we see God’s grace at work.
Listening to the lives of others, the confessor sees the work of the unseen Spirit. He sees saints in the making, holy ones in the flesh.
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Being there means being prepared
How much time does one need to prepare? How much labor does it involve? More than we realize.
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Followers of Christ should expect the unexpected
God being God includes God not being who we are. How can someone who is not us not surprise us?
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Proclaim God’s justice, even when rejected.
During a time of much disagreement and uncertainty, today’s readings offer a few reminders.
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Are you ready for God’s feast?
The parable of the wedding banquet provides insights into how to enter and remain in the kingdom of heaven.