Actions reveal character and intention more than words do.
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We need to rethink what it means to be ‘chosen by God’
In our baptism, each of us has been chosen. So many others in this world have not. We must constantly ask ourselves: Why?
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What does it mean when we say the Assumption of Mary is a miracle?
We use the words “mystery” and “miracle” not to say that science has been stumped but rather to express the expansive claim that an event makes upon us.
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What is faith? The Canaanite woman shows us the answer.
“It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs,” Jesus told her. Yet she is not repelled by his parable. She engages it.
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Storms and the cross remind us: We are not in control
Like Peter, we might envy the one who walks on water, thinking that more control of our lives is all that we need.
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Can you be human without the world?
We like to fancy ourselves as free from an enveloping world.
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What does a wedding dress say about our faith?
Part of growing up is realizing that someone is waiting for us, that someday someone is going to ask us to share life with him or her. All of that is sewn into the dreamed-of dress.
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Why did Christ choose a fisherman?
Jesus called his followers to be fishers of men. We can understand this better if we consider what it takes to be a fisher of fish.
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All are welcome to God’s inclusive generosity
Today’s Gospel is another reminder of God’s inclusive generosity.
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To experience God, look at the people around you
Today’s Gospel includes events, instructions and revelations that help train the disciples to be future leaders.