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The scandal of God's love

Romans 8:35.37-39 Once again, I am reflecting on our reading from Romans. These inspired passages are vital for Christian faith. The beauty of reading Saint Paul is that he is no mere theoretician. He

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God loves you and calls you according to his purposes

Romans 8:28-30 Once again, this week, I want to focus on the so-called "epistle reading." And, once again, I do so for two reasons. First, this Gospel reading requires more work than I want to do. Sec

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"Use it any way you will"

My longtime leitmotif of the Καθολικός διάκονος Friday traditio is the fleeting nature of time. "Now" is just the intersection of the past and the future. Because now is super-fleeting, I am never at

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Praying as I can, trusting the Spirit

Romans 8:26-27 This week I am departing from commenting on the Gospel reading. One reason is that this week there is too much to unpack Instead, I'm going to write about the epistle reading from Sai

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Cultivating and conserving rich soil

Matthew 13:1-23 In our Gospel this week, Jesus makes us insiders. He places us among those to whom he makes the mysteries of God's kingdom known. Especially in the liturgy, we see and hear what many p

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"I want this light in me to show"

Fridays have become, to use a word I don't like very much, a little "triggering" for me. But then, 2026 has not been a great year, as both my of readers know. Nonetheless, with the aid and support of

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Rest in the Lord

Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2.9-11.13-14; Romans 8:9.11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 "See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he."1 "The LORD is gracious and merciful."2 "Come to me, al

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Receive Christ, receive his love

Matthew 10:37-42 Our Gospel for this Sunday is provocative. But it's important not to change it from a provocation into a scandal. In this passage from Matthew, the Lord is not putting his followers o