All posts tagged Jews

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Get a Life

The chorus of a song composed by Eric Papilaya counsels us: This is the time for us to Get A Life Open your mind to a better life There’s no …

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Peter the Fisherman

Today’s gospel story appears in the gospels of Luke, Matthew and John. Luke and Matthew place this event at the beginning of Jesus ministry. After this amazing catch of fish …

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Everyday Spiritual Life

Seven centuries separates what is described in these two readings and still they are closely intertwined. Jeremiah and Jesus brought God too proximate for comfort. Jeremiah upset dynastic theological foundations. …

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The Life Jesus Gives is for Now and Eternity

“The Jews”, referred to in today’s Gospel, who entirely reject Jesus as the One-sent-by-God and empowered by God, are contemporaries of the Gospel Author. We must keep in mind that …

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Love is an Easy Word to Say

If you’ve ever been to a wedding you are certainly familiar with our second reading from St. Paul famous letter to the Corinthians and it beautiful yet demanding description of …

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Ten Lepers

The healing of the ten lepers is found only in the gospel Luke.  Obviously it is about gratitude, healing and faith. But is there, in this gospel narrative, another lesson to …

Blessed Are They Who Hear the Word of God

Today’s readings call us to go beyond our immediate understanding of what we hear.  Both readings seem to bring us outside the box of our initial understanding.   The first reading …

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