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Today’s readings Jesus tells us in the Gospel today that he did not “come to condemn the world but to save the world.” His implication here is that being condemned is our choice. God’s choice is that all of creation … Continued
Today’s Gospel: John 3:14-21 The only thing God wants to do is to forgive sinners. Period. That’s what our Gospel reading tells us very plainly today: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that … Continued
Today’s readings At the heart of it, Lent is about two things. First, it’s about baptism. That’s what the participants in our RCIA program are reflecting on these days, and two of them are preparing to be baptized at our … Continued
Today’s readings How many people have we condemned to prison? I mean this, of course, in a figurative way: how many have we condemned to the prison of our disfavor because of past hurts that we refuse to forget? Forgiveness … Continued
Today’s readings So in today’s first reading, Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers. What a foreshadowing this is, isn’t it? It certainly foreshadows Israel’s slavery in Egypt that led to the Exodus, but it also foreshadows the selling … Continued
Today’s readings Aren’t the Lenten readings challenging? But this is what it means to be a disciple. We have to be willing to have our whole world turned upside-down; to do something completely against our nature; to let God take … Continued
Today’s readings Well, how far are we supposed to take that? Love our enemies? Pray for those who persecute us? I mean, that’s real easy to hear until we actually think about it, isn’t it? Those people who gossip about … Continued
I know a lot of people who get depressed this time of year. Probably you do too. Many people are missing loved ones who are far away from home, or who have passed away. Some of my friends have a … Continued
Today’s readings Simon the Pharisee had committed a grave error in hospitality, and a serious error in judgment. In those days, when a guest came to your home, you made sure to provide water for him or her to wash … Continued
Today’s readings I think the readings from St. Paul’s letter to Timothy the last couple of days have been so wonderfully challenging. Today, in our first reading, he admits his sinfulness, relying on God to save him: he says, “Christ … Continued
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