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Today’s readings There’s a lot of hunger in the readings today. First we have the Israelites, fresh from their escape from slavery in Egypt, finding that they are hungry as they wander through the desert. I think we can understand … Continued
Today’s readings I’m Italian on my mother’s side of the family, and in our family, as in families of other ethnicities, I am sure, the prospect of not having enough food for people to eat at a gathering is the … Continued
Today’s readings “So what?” That’s perhaps the most important question of the spiritual life. Maybe it’s even the most important question of life, period. Because after we have all taken time to absorb the information around us, after we have … Continued
Today’s readings Today we have set before us two tables. One is the incredibly rich banquet of wisdom, and the other… let’s call it the fast food of foolishness, I guess. What we need to ask ourselves today is, at … Continued
Today’s readings You may have heard of Viaticum, which we generally think of as one’s last Communion. Indeed, the Church encourages us by precept of the Church to receive Holy Communion in our last moments, if at all possible. The word … Continued
Today’s readings My niece Molly used to say that she wanted to open a restaurant when she grows up. She even had a name all picked out for it: “Hungry.” That makes a lot of sense when you think about it. … Continued
Today’s readings Bishop Kaffer, of happy memory, used to say that every celebration of the Eucharist was a greater creative act than the creation of the universe. Now I think greater theological minds than mine would likely debate that, but … Continued
Today’s readings Life calls us to make some very difficult decisions sometimes. Who will we vote for? What school will we choose for our children? Is this the person I should marry? Is this job the right one for me … Continued
Today’s readings There’s an awful lot of murmuring going on in today’s readings. First, the prophet Elijah, fleeing for his life, takes refuge under a broom tree in the desert, pleading that God would take his life rather than let … Continued
Today’s readings My niece, Molly, wants to open a restaurant when she grows up. She said that she is going to call it, simply, “Hungry.” Seems like a good enough name for a restaurant to me. Where are you going … Continued
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