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Today’s readings There are a lot of experts out there. And those experts will be happy to give you their opinion. Really, there is no shortage of places these days from which you can get information. Television, print media, and … Continued
Today’s readings We Americans tend to believe that we ourselves have all the answers; and I don’t necessarily mean that all of us together have the answers, but rather that we individually have the answers. We often hold relative truth, … Continued
Today’s readings We Americans tend to believe that we ourselves have all the answers; and I don’t necessarily mean that all of us together have the answers, but rather that we individually have the answers. We hold relative truth, even … Continued
Today’s readings In my last assignment, at St. Raphael in Naperville, there was a huge football program for elementary school kids called St. Raphael Football. It was not just a team, but a league, and lots of surrounding churches had … Continued
Today’s readings One of the voices that can never be silenced in us is the voice that cries out seeking to see. We spend our whole lives crying out as Bartimaeus in today’s Gospel: “Master, I want to see.” And … Continued
Today’s readings The stewardship of the truth has always been the special care of the Church. Error and lies can destroy us, and so we must constantly be vigilant that we are protecting the truth as Jesus gave it to … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s Scriptures address another one of the ways that we fallen human beings tend to avoid the truth. Sometimes, when we are confronted with the truth, we attack its source. If we cast doubt on the one bringing … Continued
Today’s readings I think many of us will never forget where we were eight years ago today. People say that about the day that President Kennedy died, or the day when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. But in a particular … Continued
Today’s readings When I met with Father Jim before I came here to Saint Petronille a few weeks ago, the one concern I expressed was coming back to my home parish. I thought it might be weird, and I quoted … Continued
Today’s readings What we are celebrating in today’s feast is the fact that prison bars cannot silence truth. John the Baptist was not asked to renounce his faith; indeed Herod was probably very interested in John’s faith and may have … Continued
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