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Jaime L. Waters teaches at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. She is an associate professor of Old Testament.
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Jaime L. Waters
Sept. 18, 2022, the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Economic realities are not only the concern of political and business leaders. They are and should be a concern of everyone, especially religious leaders and communities of faith.
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Jaime L. Waters
Sept. 11, 2022, the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Reflecting on these parables on the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, a day when many lives were lost, can be challenging, and we should recognize the ongoing struggles associated with loss and grief.
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Jaime L. Waters
Sept. 4, 2022, the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus teaches about the requirements associated with living out the Gospel.
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Jaime L. Waters
Aug. 28, 2022, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus envisions the kingdom of God as place for all people and calls us to work to make it so.
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Jaime L. Waters
Aug. 21, 2022, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Though today's Gospel can sound exclusionary, we should also hear Jesus' focus on the broadness and openness of the kingdom.
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Jaime L. Waters
August 14, 2022, the Twentienth Sunday in Ordinary Time:Embedded in these texts are nuggets of hope and suggestions for dealing with unsettling realities.
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Jaime L. Waters
August 7, 2022, the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Although this language may resonate with some audiences, likening God to a slave owner is troubling and envisions a relationship based out of fear and abuse rather than love. 
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Jaime L. Waters
July 31, 2022, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Generosity requires that we be “rich in what matters to God.”
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Jaime L. Waters
July 24, 2022, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has been misused to attack and condemn people based on sexual orientation, yet the tradition is rooted in a critique of inhospitality and injustice toward outsiders.
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Jaime L. Waters
July 17, 2022, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Abraham, Martha and Mary invite us to see how service, hospitality and attentiveness are all part of discipleship.