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St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor
Today’s readings St. Bonaventure is known for his theological writings with regard to holiness. He was chosen to be minister general of the Franciscan Order in 1257, and devoted himself to bringing the Order to a closer living of the principles of St. Francis. This was especially important to him, since he was cured of…
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Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Today’s readings Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin woman. Her parents died in a smallpox epidemic – which left Kateri herself disfigured and half blind – when she was just four years old. She went to live with her uncle who succeeded her own father as chief of the clan. Her…
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Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time [B]
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 the exact line in today’s Gospel: “A prophet is not without honor except in his…
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St. Thomas the Apostle
Today’s readings I think that St. Thomas often gets a bad rap for his doubt. He merely expresses what we would probably be thinking if we were him, and for that matter what the other disciples would have been thinking if they didn’t get to see Jesus the first time. But in his doubt, Jesus…
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Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I always think it’s interesting that the demons know who Jesus is. The Pharisees and scribes and religious leaders had a real hard time figuring that out, but the demons know and are in fear of him. But the demons do have something in common with the townspeople: neither of them want anything…
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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I want to feel bad for Lot’s wife in today’s first reading. Not only is she not even called by name in the entire reading, but she gets turned into a pillar of salt just for a backward glance. But, sad as it is, this is the whole point of the reading, and…
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Saints Peter and Paul
Today’s readings In today’s Gospel, Peter and the others are asked, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Both Peter and Paul were committed to the truth about who Christ was. They had too much at stake. Having both messed up their estimation of who Jesus was earlier in their lives, they…
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Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time [B]
Today’s readings These readings today are just incredible. In one sense, they give us a reason for hope and a foundation for faith, but in another sense, they raise some pastoral questions that are difficult to answer. The very first words of today’s Liturgy of the Word reach out and grab us: “God did not…
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Saturday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s first reading reminds me of times growing up when I’d laugh at inappropriate times, which was pretty often. Come to think of it, some things might not have changed that much, but I digress. But growing up, especially when there was tension, I’d often laugh, and I’d hate it when I got…
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Friday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Lord, if you wish you can make me clean.” In some ways, that is the biggest understatement in all of Scripture. We would say to the leper, “of course God can make you clean, God can do anything God wants to do.” But for the leper, I think it’s less of an understatement…
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