Tag: Gospel
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God Will Provide… Right?
Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 6:24-34 At a parish potluck, many people showed up, but few brought food. I heard one of the volunteers say, “We were all asked to bring a dish to pass; so few did! I’m worried that we’re going to run out of food.” The woman serving […]
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God’s Idea of Re-Gifting
“Without cost you have received; without cost, you are to give.” Or, re-give…
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Chosen
Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; John 15:9-17 In the spring of my senior year, the high school play was a drama with a lead role that I really wanted. When tryouts came, I nailed it. I went home confident that I had that part in the bag. Only, I didn’t. Even worse, […]
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The Three Choices
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7:9; Luke 8:15; John 7:40-53 Years ago, the leader of a religious cult said that God told him the world was going to end soon; he even gave the day. When that day came and went, a few members lost their faith and drifted away. […]
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The Heart of the Matter
Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hosea 6:1-6; Luke 18:9-14 When we hear the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, we are rightly drawn to the differences between them. However, I think time is well spent thinking not only about the differences but also the similarities, and what both have to teach […]
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To See and Understand
Saturday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time Mark 9:2-13 As we read the gospel of Mark, we might catch ourselves wondering about the Apostles. They never seem to get it! No matter what they see Jesus do – healing after healing, miracle after miracle – they end up asking the same question: “Who is […]
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Don’t Mess with Perfection: Saturday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Matthew 4:4; Mark 8:1-10 In the first reading we hear of Jeroboam, the first in a series of problematic kings, and the huge changes he made in the way the people of Israel worshipped. We’ll get to the reason why but it’s important to note that this tendency to mess with […]
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Is the King Glad? Saturday of the 1st Week in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 9:1-4; 17-19; 10:1; Psalm 21:2; Mark 2:13-17 Guided and inspired by the Holy Spirit, the Church takes great care to choose readings for each day that highlight certain themes, most often represented by the psalm that comes between them. Today we hear a wonderful case in point, Psalm 21. On a purely human […]
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