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Our Unfulfilled Yearning Is For God!
If Paul were speaking to us he would have to speak differently. In place of altars to unknown gods we have spas, gyms, spiritual centers, arenas, nature preserves… where, through …
“The World” Friend or Foe?
Is the world our friend or our foe? How should the Christian disciple view the world? As something to avoid or something to embrace? Jesus seems to inject an ominous …
Radical Freedom
Today’s first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, speaks of Radical Freedom. Paul had been preaching the Good News, and was handed over to the Romans by the Jews. …
The Hard Commandment
The context for today’s gospel is the Last Supper. Jesus had just finished washing the feet of his apostles. It is after this act of service, a service done by …
Jesus among the Wild Beasts
I wonder if Mark the evangelist were a man of short stature. Of course, there is no way of verifying this somewhat idle question. Whatever the answer might be, it …
The Voice of the Shepherd
We live in a world where people take desperate measures to stay “connected” with one another. Witness the widespread popularity these days of Facebook, Linked In, Twitter and all of …
St. Stephen: Recipe for Sanctity
Stephen was the first Christian martyr. In the earliest days of the Church only those who, like Stephen, suffered a martyr’s death were recognized as saints. The reason was that …
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