September 21, 2025, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings place before the reader a situation into which rich and poor could both fall. What is the most prudent action when one needs to act quickly and decisively?
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How Jesus repairs communities
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs, by Eric Gregory
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The miracle of forgiveness
A Reflection for Our Lady of Sorrows, by Colleen Dulle
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Will we stand up when we’re put to the test?
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by James T. Keane
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Can a blind person lead another blind person? Perspective on a hard parable
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
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Review: What was Jesus’ childhood like?
Joan Taylor’s ‘Boy Jesus’ is a model of careful scholarship that relies on old sources but breaks new ground. It is, in some places, riveting.
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Weapons of torment do not have the final say
September 14, 2025, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: This Sunday’s Exaltation of the Holy Cross did not historically come about to focus on Christ’s passion but to reflect on the instrument used during that crucifixion. The cross was a psychological weapon, and the discovery of the true cross in the fourth century allowed the faithful on this feast day to reflect on the cross as an instrument of God’s power over death.
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What is revealed in the cross of Christ?
The cross of Christ does not take away suffering. No, it makes it meaningful because it announces what had never really been revealed before: the senseless enigma of human sin.
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Are you prepared to enjoy heaven?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
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The danger of ‘main character’ syndrome while reading Scripture
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Edward Desciak