Blog Post by Jacob Boddicker S.J.
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21 August 2024
Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope As with the rich young man, so with our parable today: the reward of the Christian life, the one thing for which ...
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20 August 2024
Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Why is it so difficult—not impossible!—for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of ...
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19 August 2024
Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time In this familiar Gospel tale we often overlook a crucial detail: notice that when Jesus tells the ...
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18 August 2024
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time When God says in the beginning, “Let there be light,” there is light. When Jesus says to a leper, “Be ...
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15 June 2024
Saturday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus says of Satan in John’s Gospel, “He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in ...
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14 June 2024
Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time One of the greatest weaknesses of the average Christian is that we do not take sin seriously enough. ...
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13 June 2024
Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church How in the world are we to surpass the scribes—scholars who know the ...
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12 June 2024
Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time It is not hard to imagine how excited some people were when Jesus came along, preaching things ...
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11 June 2024
Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle St. Barnabas was a friend and companion of St. Paul; we first hear about him in Acts 4:36, when it is noted ...
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10 June 2024
Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Today we are presented with the familiar and beloved “Beatitudes”: a litany of blessings. What is ...
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