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Today’s readings Seven years ago today, I sat in my room at seminary waiting for my first class to begin. My classmates were already in their first classes; I had that class in college, so I didn’t have to take … Continued
Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Luke’s treatment of the Beatitudes is a little different than Matthew’s. While Matthew lists the blessings, it is only Luke who lists the woes. Whether we are looking at the blessings or the woes, it is clear that … Continued
Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In my family, it was generally always understood that you didn’t discuss politics. That was simply not done in polite company, and it ran contrary to the idea of keeping peace at all costs. So getting involved in … Continued
Thursday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings You may have heard the saying, as I have, that “If you want to hear God laugh, just tell him your plans.” It’s so easy for us in our arrogance to think we have everything all figured out. … Continued
Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings When I was in high school, I went on our youth group’s senior retreat. On that retreat each of us seniors was given a paperback New Testament in which a verse had been highlighted. They were given out … Continued
Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today we have readings urging us to pay attention. Paul tells the Thessalonians in our first reading today not to freak out if they hear about the second coming of Christ. Rather, they should be in the moment … Continued
Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Back when I was selling computers, they always taught us that one of the first good rules of sales was never to ask a question to which you didn’t already know the answer. I think teachers get taught … Continued
Tuesday of the Twentieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings These are hard readings today, aren’t they? More than that, I think; they are harsh readings. But that’s probably a good thing, because they make a point that we all need to hear from time to time. Sometimes … Continued
Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings As we have been reading from Matthew’s Gospel this year, we have seen various levels of faith: “lacking faith” as seen in the Jewish community, most particularly in the Pharisees and Sadducees, “little faith” as seen in the … Continued
Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Jesus tells us today that we must become like children if we wish to enter the kingdom of heaven. Now when I stop to think about that, I wonder what it is about children that makes them so … Continued
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