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The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings There is a strong theme of welcoming, of hospitality, in today’s Liturgy of the Word. But it’s not just a matter of saying to someone who’s new, “Hey, how are you? Welcome here!” The hospitality that we’re being called to in the readings today is a welcome of the Word of God. And…
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Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings This whole Gospel story such a beautiful profession of faith and outpouring of God’s mercy! After the centurion tells Jesus that his servant is at home sick, paralyzed and suffering, Jesus agrees to come and cure him. But the centurion, knowing his unworthiness, tells him “Lord, I am not worthy to have you…
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Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s readings represent some of the deepest longings of the human heart, and expose one of the deepest wounds of the human heart. The deep wound is the feeling of abandonment that we experience in the midst of trial. Just as the Jews must have felt abandoned by God when the walls of…
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Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Have you accepted Jesus as your personal Savior? I’m sure you’ve heard this question, perhaps someone even asked you that question. They teach that all you have to do is make that one-time decision and you’re saved. Well, not so fast. If salvation were something magical that came about as the result of…
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The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I have good news for you, and I want you to drill it into your very soul. I want you to take it with you all through the coming week and beyond. I want you to share it with every person who is important to you, or better, even to every person God…
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Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” What a beautiful – and challenging – word we have today from the Gospel. We could use this as an occasion to talk about stewardship, and that might be legitimate. But I think that Jesus is getting at something a bit different here.…
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The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Think back. When you were growing up, in your faith formation, did you get the idea that somehow you had to behave yourself in order to win God’s love and grace? I think that’s a common thing that people come to after a life of somewhat inadequate faith formation. We got the idea…
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The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
As we come up to the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation, the bishops of our nation yesterday, on the Eve of this Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, consecrated our nation to that Most Sacred Heart. They were going to do it today, but yesterday they were meeting in Florida…
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Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I think we have to admit that the Old Testament, at times, can be pretty brutal. And today’s first reading is an example of that. Mind you, I love this story because it contains touches of humor and has a wonderful message about our faith, but it’s still brutal. The humor comes from…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Today’s readings If you’ve ever traveled abroad, to a country where English is not the spoken language, maybe you’ve had this experience. I traveled to Mexico when I was in seminary to learn Spanish. The first day I was there, we went to Mass at the local Cathedral. Even though at that point my Spanish…
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