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The readings today talk about things that we are familiar with and that are an integral part of Christmas. They are the parts of our faith that we need in…
Read MoreWhen I first read this Gospel it was perplexing. When Jesus says “I have come to set the earth on fire” I am reminded of the raging fires in the…
Read MoreWe see the long pattern of human behavior and the even longer pattern of God’s invitation in today’s readings. Starting with the Book of Deuteronomy, which was written 700 years…
Read MoreRobert McAfee Brown, in a talk given five years after the end of the Vietnam War, said, “Where we stand determines what we see. Who we listen to determines what…
Read MoreIn the second reading we have a strong reminder that things have changed with the coming of Jesus in human form. We are told “… the old things have passed…
Read MoreWhen I first read the readings for today, I thought I had made a mistake. I double checked and then looked back to find that the first reading today was…
Read MoreThere seems to be a focus on doing God’s will in these readings. Jesus came to do God’s will from his birth until his death and resurrection. Mary agreed to…
Read MoreThe Jewish people had just completed their 40 years of wandering in the desert. Moses has brought them to the promised land. They had time and many opportunities to learn…
Read MoreWhen I first read the readings for today I wished that I had chosen a different Sunday. As I sat with these readings in these weeks leading up to the…
Read MoreI have never known real hunger, hardship or food scarcity and I have never been enslaved like the Israelites in the first reading. But it is not hard for me…
Read MoreWhenever I hear this Gospel I recall all of the times at the Loretto Women’s Network meetings that we were led in song by Maureen McCormack singing “The rest of…
Read MoreThis year especially, I think Pentecost is a celebration of unity and community. When I read these readings for Pentecost this year, certain phrases struck me in a very different…
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