Liturgical Year — Entidade

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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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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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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

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Christ died for us

Romans 5:6-11 Okay, I did not preach this Sunday. Therfore, I can once again focus on the second, or "epistle," reading. This week's second reading is from Saint Paul's Letter to the Romans. Unlike th

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We are the Body of Christ

Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Very often the second reading, sometimes known as the "epistle reading," is ignored. It's okay because the Gospel is what the preacher usually focuses on. This is as it