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Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In our overly-litigious society, Jesus’ words that we are to make an effort to settle the matter on the way are a good call to refocus. This call shifts the emphasis from winning to healing, and it calls us to do some hard things. In order to settle the matter, we will have…
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Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Some people would say that Jesus was a peaceful man. And that is a basically true statement. But I think that we have to understand that peace wasn’t necessarily his primary interest, at least not peace in the way that we often see it. Because sometimes I think we misread what peace is…
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St. Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf and Companions, Martyrs
Today’s readings St. Isaac and St. John were among eight missionaries who worked among the Huron and Iroquois Indians in the New World in the seventeenth century. They were devoted to their work and were accomplishing many conversions. The conversions, though, were not welcomed by the tribes, and eventually St. Isaac was captured and imprisoned…
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Saint Luke, evangelist
Today’s readings Saint Luke, of course, is best known for contributing two major works to the New Testament: the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. In these works, we can see the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, along with his proclamation of the kingdom and the many graces he came to pour…
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The Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time [C]
Today’s readings Prayer is one of the most important elements of the Christian life, of the life of a disciple, and yet it is also, I think, one of the most difficult to master. When I’ve mastered it, I’ll let you know – although it might be from beyond the grave! Still, it’s something that…
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St. Teresa of Avila, virgin and doctor of the Church
Today’s readings Saint Teresa was a virgin, mystic, nun, reformer of the Carmelite order, and foundress of the Discalced Carmelites. When she was a girl, her father sent her for a time to live in an Augustinian convent, until she became ill about a year or so later. During her illness, she began to contemplate…
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Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Let your mercy come to me, O Lord.” I love that there were short verses for the psalm today, and we got to repeat this refrain from the Psalmist over and over. If you think about it, and if you really enter into it, it becomes a kind of mantra, a way to…
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Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings So, what’s the big deal about seeking a sign? Don’t we all need a sign from God every now and then so that we can be sure we are on the right path? Otherwise, how are we supposed to know the will of God? Well, yes, signs are necessary and helpful events in…
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Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” In today’s gospel reading, Jesus has just been given a great complement and he responds to it kind of brusquely, I think. Earlier in this eleventh chapter of Luke, Jesus has taught the disciples to pray, teaching them what has become…
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Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings There is a deep-rooted desire in each of us for connection with our God. This is not surprising, since God made us for himself. Some people, of course, are more aware of it than others; you all would not be here for Mass this morning if you were not aware of it. The…
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