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Our Only Hope
In her time of dire need, Queen Esther knows where to turn in today’s first reading: to God, her only hope. Her uncle, Mordecai, has warned her of a plot…
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Recalibration
The exultant fronds of Palm Sunday have been reduced to ashes. The Church reminds us of our own mortality and bids us to reorient our lives. There is a certain…
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Being Healed
In the Gospels, we see Jesus perform a number of miracles that have to do with the healing of eyes, ears, legs, speech impediments, and the kind of internal bleeding…
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Sent
God’s love is contagious. When you catch it, you are sent. For God always seeks human partners. Sending is necessary because the need of our wounded world is great. So,…
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Truth and Consequences
There is a lot going on in the passage from the second book of Samuel today. Nathan, sent by the Lord, sets a trap to catch his king, David, who…
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Calling on the Courageous
Our liturgy today sets three figures of courage before us: young David of Bethlehem, healer Jesus of Nazareth, and twelve-year-old maiden Agnes of Rome. What can they say to us…
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A Community that Heals
The leper in today’s Gospel must have led a difficult life. Not only did he have to contend with the disease of leprosy, but he was also likely shunned by…
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Gift of Community
In the Gulf South, this time of year begins its own special season. From Galveston, Texas, to Pensacola, Florida, this is Mardi Gras season, the stretch of weeks from Twelfth…
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The One
With so much going on in our lives, with so many “voices” demanding our attention, we often fail to recognize “the one” whom John is talking about in the fourth…
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Who Is Christ? Who Are You?
In the early hours of Christmas Day, after joyous crowds had filled the church for Mass the night before, a number of believers return. They hear one of the most…
