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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Do you treat God’s law as a tool for conversion or for retribution?
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How can you emulate Jesus’ unwavering obedience to God?
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In this parable, Luke presents a complex study of the interplay of freedom, duty and love.
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Good things happen to bad people because God hopes for their transformation.
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The transfiguration requires us to let go of our masks and let others catch a glimpse of God in us.
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Jesus overcame temptations to use divine grace for himself, so Christians must continue to seek God’s purpose in every gift they receive.
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Living the Gospel makes us like the Father; this is what it means to be a child of God.
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It is not enough for disciples to believe; their behavior must reveal God as the model for every deed.
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Poverty, hunger, grief and exclusion are not signs of the absence of God’s love.
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Divine salvation advances because unlikely characters say yes to grace.