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Back to SearchWould that Everyone Could be a Prophet
Our first reading from the Book of Numbers and the Gospel reading from Mark both highlight a very interesting spiritual predicament, one that is pres…
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The Undoing of Original Sin
Episode 1
One of the most important doctrines of the Church is the doctrine of original sin, which asserts that something it off with us. We see the effects of…
10 years, 9 months ago
Faith Perfected by Love
Today's second reading from the letter of James discusses the relationship between faith and love. We need a strong faith, but faith without love is …
10 years, 9 months ago
Ephphatha
In this week's Gospel, Jesus heals a man who is deaf and dumb. When we read this account at the spiritual level, we see that he cures those who are d…
10 years, 10 months ago
Law and Laws
All of today's readings pertain to law. We Americans are a fairly litigious society. Lawyers are thick on the ground and many of our Founding Fathers…
10 years, 10 months ago
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?
In today's Gospel, we see Jesus' followers reacting to his shocking teaching about eating his flesh and drinking his blood by saying, "This is a hard…
10 years, 10 months ago
Wisdom's Meal
Today's first reading personifies Wisdom as a woman who invites people to a feast, lavishly offering food and wine. In today's Psalm, we echo that in…
10 years, 10 months ago
Spiritual Food
In our first reading today, Elijah is dejected and requests that the Lord take his life. But an angel touches him and orders him to get up and eat. S…
10 years, 11 months ago
Bread of Life
Episode 1
This week, the Church’s Gospel is again taken from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. The principle concern of this Gospel is to provide testim…
10 years, 11 months ago
The Mystery of the Mass
The sixth chapter of John's Gospel, from which we will be reading these next several weeks, is a sustained meditation on the meaning of the Mass and …
10 years, 11 months ago