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Today’s readings Back in May, I was starting to pack up the vast array of stuff that had accumulated in my room during the five years I lived at Mundelein Seminary. I was sorting through files, books, clothes, belongings, the … Continued
Today’s Readings In Hebrew, the word for “righteousness” is tseh’-dek, which has the connotation of right relationship. Indeed, it was the whole idea of right relationship that was preached continuously by the prophets. That right relationship was one that should … Continued
Today’s readings [Prayer Service] A couple of years ago when I was in seminary, I was a fire chaplain for one of the local fire departments. On Wednesdays, we only had one class, and since it was Ash Wednesday and … Continued
Today’s readings [Mass for the School Children] What are you going to do for Lent this year? Are you going to give something up? Are you going to pray more? Are you going to do something nice for someone or … Continued
Today’s readings Listen to this from the first reading again: Study the generations long past and understand; has anyone hoped in the LORD and been disappointed? Has anyone persevered in his commandments and been forsaken? has anyone called upon him … Continued
Today’s readings The hard part about reading from our Lectionary is that, while it is very good, sometimes the little bits we get of the story aren’t really enough for us to understand, or at least to fully appreciate, what … Continued
Today’s readings [Mass for the school children] A long, long time ago when God had finished creating the heavens, the earth, and everything in them, including men and women, God looked at it and saw how very good it all … Continued
Today’s readings In the aftermath of the great flood, what’s left is what God wants us to know is important: life. Life is the way we participate in the essence of our Creator God. And that life is so important … Continued
Today’s readings First, I would like to say that, given today’s Scripture readings, I am very glad it’s not raining right now… What strikes me about these readings is that they speak of the fact that we, with our limited … Continued
Today’s readings When I was growing up, I always liked the “Peanuts” comic strip. Some of the best were the ones that started with “Happiness is…” So they would show pictures of Peppermint Patty hugging Snoopy with the caption “Happiness … Continued
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