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Victor Cancino, S.J.
Victor M. Cancino, S.J., lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor-delegate for St. Ignatius Mission. He studied Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.   
Articles by Victor Cancino, S.J.
the pool of siloam in Jerusalem where Jesus healed the blind man
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The symbols we need in Lent: water, light and life
Victor Cancino, S.J.
March 19, 2023, The Fourth Sunday of Lent: The goal of this Lenten path is restoration between God and his creation. 
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The Samaritan woman who no longer fears intimacy
Victor Cancino, S.J.
March 12, 2023, The Third Sunday of Lent: The Samaritan woman, socially marginalized by her impurity according to the Law, becomes a model for all Christians.
Brown prayer beads sitting on top of black book.
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This Lent, follow something deeper than identity
Victor Cancino, S.J.
March 5, 2023, The Second Sunday of Lent: The message of the transfiguration is incomplete on its own without the paschal mystery that is to come.
Crucifix
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Lent is a time to hear Jesus clearly speak: ‘Get away, Satan!’
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Feb. 26, 2023, The First Sunday of Lent: Lent is a time to hear Jesus clearly speak: “Get away, Satan!”
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The relationship between holiness and perfection: What we’re doing when we strive to be like God
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Feb. 19, 2023, The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Like the call in Leviticus, the readings remind all the faithful to be set apart, to be holy, and this is fleshed-out in the love of one’s neighbor and more so in the love of one’s so-called enemies. In other words, the readings challenge us to grow up.
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Biblical wisdom is the skill we need today
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Feb. 12, 2023, The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is your definition of wisdom different from biblical wisdom?
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Salt is the good stuff
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Feb. 5, 2023, The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the light of discipleship, salt represents a gift of the highest value.
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When the Bible reverses the status quo
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Jan. 29, 2023, The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: One of the Bible’s common motifs is that God honors those whom the world considers disgraced. The readings this Sunday illustrate dramatically this reversal of the status quo.
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What light and darkness represent in the Gospels
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Jan. 22, 2023, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Like the original disciples, as we observe and discern Jesus’ specific actions and words, we can catch glimpses of the light that leads us into the land of the living.
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The theological landscape of Jesus
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Like the light of the Mission Mountains, the full experience of Jesus' salvation is a reality that cannot be captured in word or image, but must be entered and experienced to be understood.