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Today’s readings When I was in seminary, I had a Scripture professor who, when someone would make an insightful comment or answer a question correctly, would exclaim, quoting Jesus in today’s Gospel reading, “You are not far from the kingdom … Continued
Today’s readings It could have been jealousy. Or maybe they just felt threatened. Either way, the Pharisees had lost sight of the mission. You could see how they would have been jealous: here they are working long and hard to … Continued
Today’s readings If you’ve been to any number of Church weddings, you have probably heard today’s first reading, and part of the Gospel proclaimed. Obviously we usually leave out the part about divorce, but these readings are quite popular for … Continued
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Today’s readings (Mass for the school children.) I can’t think of any better way to celebrate the beginning of the school year than by giving a teacher a pop quiz! You can all relax: I’m not really going to do that. But … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings reveal the power of God’s love in the world. Joseph’s brothers didn’t realize they were, in fact, in the presence of the “dreamer” they had sold into slavery. But his forgiveness of them shows that God’s … Continued
Today’s readings “Do you love me more than these?” It’s a question that cuts to the heart. Peter had just betrayed his friendship with Jesus and his commitment to the Gospel by denying his Lord not once, but three times: … Continued
Today’s readings It’s interesting to me that some of the first things we ever learn about God are also some of the most foundational, most important things we learn about God. One such notion is that God is love. We’ve … Continued
Today’s readings Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡Él ha resucitado! ¡Aleluya! If anyone’s counting, this has been a very long Mass so far. And I don’t mean just the blessing of the fire and the … Continued
Today’s readings I think if we had to sum up the Liturgy today with a contemporary quip, it might be, “Well, that escalated quickly!” In the first Gospel we heard, during the blessing of the palms, Jesus triumphantly enters into Jerusalem … Continued
Today’s readings What would you give up for love? That’s the question I want us to focus on today because I think it is, perhaps, the question of the spiritual life. What is it that we are willing to give … Continued
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