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Jacob Boddicker S.J.

Blog Post by Jacob Boddicker S.J.

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30 October 2024

Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus says we must “strive” to enter the gate of Heaven: we must, in other words, struggle and ...
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29 October 2024

Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time The Kingdom of God is not merely something that starts small and becomes large; it is something ...
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28 October 2024

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles Today we remember two of Jesus’ apostles, Simon and Jude, the Zealot and the Patron of Hopeless ...
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27 October 2024

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time There are many who pray for others, but not themselves. They feel like God has more important things to do, ...
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24 August 2024

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Today the Church celebrates and remembers the life of St. Bartholomew, known also, as seen in our Gospel, ...
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23 August 2024

Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time The Pharisees, seeing Jesus humble the Sadducees, think they can corner Him. In asking which ...
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22 August 2024

Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary When we were children and heard tales of kings and queens, we understood the roles in a ...
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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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