Reflections on Faith in Daily Life
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Homilies and reflections on Scripture, the Catholic faith, and the ordinary moments in which Christ calls us to follow him.
“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” — Mark 10:45
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The Hinges of Grace
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 Notice how the reading from Ezekiel begins: “The angel brought me back to the entrance of the temple…” Perhaps you’ve been to Rome and stood at the entrance to the Lateran Basilica. If not, I…
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Finishing the Way We Started
Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Galatians 3:1-5; Luke 11:5-13 It’s pretty easy to tell that St. Paul was angry when he wrote to the Galatians. My guess is that if he…
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Getting Around To It
The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Isaiah 5:1-7; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 A newspaper once asked married couples a question: “What is the one thing your spouse says that you never want to…
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Not Larger than God’s Love
Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time (Memorial of St. Jerome) Luke 9:57–62 There are people we meet – or we may be a person – who others might describe…
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Shining in the Darkness
Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Job 1:6-22; Luke 9:46-50 We might look at today’s reading from the book of Job and think, “What a nice, pious story. Too bad people…
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Masterpiece
Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 9:18-22 What is it that makes a work of art, music, or literature a masterpiece? I’m sure there are many definitions, but let…
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Power and Paradox
Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time (Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Priest) Proverbs 30:5-9; Luke 9:1-6 In the book of Proverbs, we read, “Give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only…
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