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Never Alone
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of being left alone in the hour of his greatest need. This Gospel passage is another selection from the Farewell Discourse in the Gospel of …
“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 …
The Gift of Faith
Jesus has just told his audience that they must eat his flesh and drink his blood. John 6:52-59.Among the people were many of Jesus’ disciples. They looked at each other. …
People Who Go Back And Forth
Our gospel today (John 7, 1-2,10,25-30) recalls Jesus’ visit to Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles, a popular autumn feast drawing crowds of visitors to the city. News of his …
Would You Invite this Man to Dinner?
The death of John the Baptist and the death of Jesus have mutual features. Herod Antipas reluctantly beheaded John. Pontius Pilate reluctantly crucified Jesus. Both realized these were special men, …
Nurturing God
In Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians he refers to the Corinthian Christians as babies to whom he fed spiritual milk because they were not yet ready for adult food …
In the Mud of the Jordan We Meet the Beloved
The feast of Our Lord’s Baptism concludes the Christmas Season, so our readings are still viewed through the lens of Jesus’ birth. In the gospel reading John the Baptist says …
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