Voices
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and associate pastor of Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago, Illinois.
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John the Baptist affirmed that God was at work, preparing a savior who would clean out Israel’s spiritual and moral corruption.
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Building our lives around divine love will give our words the power to heal, to deliver and to save.
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A disciple who seeks these signs can help the risen Christ restore some fallen corner of creation.
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Many of the great saints typify one or more of the beatitudes.
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Whatever we give—time, resources, skills, attention—the offering ought to be like the widow’s: complete, courageous and with total trust in grace.
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Jesus drew on the biblical meaning of love, commanding unwavering loyalty to God and neighbor.
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The Evangelists had come to believe that Jesus was indeed the bearer of divine authority.
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Mark’s community found themselves waiting for deliverance during a time of great distress.
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Only a life spent pursuing the love of God will leave something that survives the encounter with death.
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God’s dream for humanity is bigger than the social realities of the day.