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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 anything to have? God already knew … Continued
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice of which I am going to drink?” What does that even mean for us? We know what Jesus’ chalice was like: it led him through sorrow, and abandonment, and ultimately to the cross. If we … Continued
Today’s readings This morning’s Gospel passage is the explanation of the parable of the seed and the sower, which we heard on Wednesday morning (and, for that matter, two Sundays ago). What we quickly find out is that the parable is … Continued
Today’s readings Today I want to talk about the way we worship. And I’m not talking about wearing a mask, or social distancing, or even the rudimentary parts of worship like genuflecting or singing or observing silence, as important as … Continued
Todays’ readings I’m not very good at it, and I don’t do it much any more, but I used to help plant a family garden. I don’t have much of a green thumb, and I’m short on patience for that kind … Continued
Today’s readingsRule of Saint Benedict It is with great fondness that I observe this feast of St. Benedict the abbot, and father of western monasticism. My own Benedictine roots stem from my college days at Benedictine University in Lisle (which was … Continued
Today’s readings Our God never promises that the life of faith and discipleship will be an easy one; only that it will be blessed. One thing is certain: that life will certainly entail hardship, even suffering. That’s pretty evident in … Continued
Today’s readings In my study of Scripture, the Liturgy, and the Lectionary, I’ve always been encouraged by the fact the Liturgy of the Word for these summer Ordinary Time Sundays is designed to offer us a kind of toolbox for … Continued
Today’s readings: Ezekiel 3:17-21; Psalm 8; Colossians 3:9b-17; Matthew 25:31-46 Today, as we gather on this Independence Day, we celebrate our birth as a nation, two hundred and forty-four years ago. This is a day that causes us to rejoice … Continued
Today’s readings Amos and Jesus are prophetic voices that we hear in our Scriptures this morning. Unfortunately, as is often the case with prophets, neither is a welcome voice. Amos makes it clear that he is not speaking on his own, or … Continued
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