Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.
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21 September 2024
Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist Paul tells us in today’s first reading: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner ...
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20 September 2024
Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrsf Today’s Gospel reading offers us a glimpse into ...
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19 September 2024
Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Both the first reading and Gospel for today share a key theme: mercy engenders love. In the ...
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18 September 2024
Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, which continues the sequence of Paul’s first letter to the ...
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17 September 2024
Optional Memorial of Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church In my Jesuit community in Boston, I live with men from over ...
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16 September 2024
Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs We live in a time of significant division and conflict, within the world, ...
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15 September 2024
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time What does it mean that Jesus is the Christ, that he is God’s anointed one? That’s the central question of ...
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13 July 2024
Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become ...
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12 July 2024
Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple ...
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11 July 2024
Memorial of Saint Benedict, abbot In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus continues his instructions to the Twelve before sending them out on mission. ...
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