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Episode 1
Our modern culture suggests a tension between spirituality and religion. But the Magi in today’s Gospel demonstrate that when spirituality is lifted …
7 years, 4 months ago
Hannah, Her Son, and the Holy Family
Episode 108
Lots of people today will tell you what makes a family well-adjusted, functional, and peaceful. But in this week’s readings for the Feast of the Holy…
7 years, 4 months ago
A New David
Episode 107
The New Testament authors consistently reached to the Old Testament for their categories of understanding. Hence, Jesus is the Torah in person; the n…
7 years, 4 months ago
Rejoice Always!
Episode 106
Like most of the prophets, Zephaniah trades in a fair amount of doom and gloom—but he also dreams of the great day of victory and vindication. The Ap…
7 years, 5 months ago
Mountains and Valleys
Episode 105
In our Gospel for today, Luke invokes the most significant cultural and political players of that time and place; but then, just as he did in the Chr…
7 years, 5 months ago
A New Fixed Star
Episode 104
This Sunday is New Year’s Day, in the liturgical sense of the term. With the first Sunday of Advent, we commence the liturgical year of 2019. And New…
7 years, 5 months ago
What Does It Mean to Say that Christ Is King?
Episode 103
The liturgical year ends with the feast of Christ the King. This day reminds us what the Christian thing is all about: that Jesus really is the king,…
7 years, 5 months ago
Daniel and the New Kingdom
Episode 102
Our first reading for this weekend is from the utterly fascinating book of Daniel. Daniel is an example of apocalyptic literature, and apocalyptic bo…
7 years, 6 months ago
A Tale of Two Widows
Episode 101
Today’s Scriptures highlight two widows and two very important biblical principles: God reveals himself precisely at that moment of our greatest vuln…
7 years, 6 months ago
Hear, O Israel
Episode 100
Our first reading for Mass this week contains the defining prayer of the Jewish tradition: the “Sh’ma.” In the Gospel, when asked which commandment i…
7 years, 6 months ago