These readings just before Christmas help us think about Jesus’ heritage, significance and important people in his family.
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Who in your life sheds light on God’s word?
Paul affirms the importance of critical thinking and discernment.
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Listening to the prophets of our time
These readings just before Christmas help us think about Jesus’ heritage, significance and important people in his family.
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Christ’s lessons for a nation in a power struggle
Jesus did not come in power. He became the Christ, the anointed one, because he surrendered what little he had into the hands of the Father.
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Pope Francis’ strength is in surprises
One of Francis’ strengths is his willingness to surprise, to take the unexpected path.
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When we lose loved ones, they do not lose us
We are the ones who have been left behind. We suffer a loss; our loved ones do not.
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What Abraham Lincoln found reading the Book of Job amid civil war
What role does religion have to play for a leader facing his darkest hours? In the midst of civil war, in the valley of despair, Abraham Lincoln grappled with this question.
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Why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead?
The notion that our prayers can aid the dead as well as the living has always been a part of the Christian faith.
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Why do Catholics pray to saints?
Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.
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What does Psalm 137 have to do with the World Series? Everything.
An exciting new version of Psalm 137 has been discovered, and it gives comfort to a long-suffering people.