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Today’s readings So today our Gospel, at the end of it, talks to us a bit about what prayer looks like. I have to say, when the Scriptures talk about prayer, I get a little uneasy. Not because I don’t … Continued
Today’s readings One of my jobs before I went to seminary was in the sales department of a computer supply company. In that job, they taught us that one of the first good rules of sales was never to ask a … Continued
Today’s readings Today we have a Pharisee who is a scholar of the law engaging Jesus in conversation. Obviously, this scholar wasn’t really interested in Jesus’ point of view; he didn’t expect to learn anything from Jesus. Instead he was … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings are challenging ones for us. They’re certainly a little difficult to understand, especially the Gospel story. But I think it’s the Gospel story that presents the key to our understanding today by revealing the Canaanite woman’s … Continued
Today’s readings The Israelites wandering in the desert would seem to have had the spiritual life easy. How could they possibly miss God’s presence? There was a cloud to lead them to the Lord by day, and fire by night. … Continued
Saint Ignatius was all set to accomplish great things in the military when his leg was badly injured by a canon ball. As he was convalescing, he asked for romantic novels to read. But nothing like that was available, so … Continued
Today’s readings Think about it. God comes to you in a dream and says that you can have anything you want—just one thing, though. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What would you ask for? What is that one thing you’d give … Continued
Today’s readings Maybe you remember memorizing the Ten Commandments as a child. I do. I sometimes think that memorizing things is a lost art. Certainly memorizing things like the Ten Commandments doesn’t happen as much as it used to, and … Continued
Today’s readings During the summer before my final year of seminary, I worked as a hospital chaplain. It ended up being a pretty rough summer for me and the other men and women in the student chaplain group: we had … Continued
Today’s readings I’m not a person who has a green thumb. When I was growing up, we had a family garden, but I wasn’t the greatest at making it happen. I’d pull the weeds and stuff, and even try to … Continued
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