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13 July 2013
13 July 2013 Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Commenting on the relationship between the Old Testament and the New, St. ...
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12 July 2013
12 July 2013 Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel from Matthew has Jesus explain the trials that His disciples will ...
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11 July 2013
11 July 2013 Memorial of St. Benedict If you’re like me, you have grown weary of 21st-century spiritual clichés: “So much instant connectivity ...
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10 July 2013
10 July 2013 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time If you want to make a Jesuit laugh, ask him “So, do you pick where you get to ...
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9 July 2013
9 July 2013 Tuesday in the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time What is something that turns your stomach? Something that makes you feel physically ...
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8 July 2013
8 July 2013 Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Teaching sophomore religion, I spent many weeks considering Jesus’ healing miracles. ...
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7 July 2013
7 July 2013 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Human relationships are complex – at home with family, or among friends and coworkers. There are ...
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11 May 2013
11 May 2013 Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter There are plenty of obstacles to good communication with others. Our own stubbornness need not ...
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10 May 2013
10 May 2013 Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter It’s been said that Christianity-and religion in general – is a soothing opiate for the masses, ...
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Before Caiphas, Herod and Pilate: the Perils of Complex Intentions
Before Caiphas, Herod and Pilate: the Perils of Complex Intentions April 22, 2011 | XXXVI. Grace: To be with Christ as he faces those who ...
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