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The Irish writer Iris Murdoch said that human beings are naturally self-absorbed and that what we need, consequently, are spiritual exercises that br…
21 years, 8 months ago
Will the Son of Man Find Faith on the Earth?
Our Gospel for this week ends with one of the most haunting lines in the New Testament. Jesus says, "when the Son of man returns, will he find faith …
21 years, 8 months ago
There is No Chaining the Word of God!
This week we once more hear from Paul's second letter to Timothy. He writes to his young friend from prison, chained in place by the Roman authoritie…
21 years, 8 months ago
No Cowardly Spirit
We hear this week from St. Paul's second letter to Timothy. Paul, the old warrior, is passing on to his young disciple words of advice and encouragem…
21 years, 9 months ago
Amos's Challenge
We hear from the prophet Amos in our first reading for this Sunday. Amos stands at the very beginning of the great prophetic tradition of social just…
21 years, 9 months ago
See, Judge, and Act
Our Gospel for this week contains one of Jesus' most surprising and comical parables, the story of the unjust steward. Jesus finds something to prais…
21 years, 9 months ago
A God of Relentless Mercy
The God of the Bible is infinitely demanding and infinitely merciful. Jesus said, "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect," and he taught us t…
21 years, 9 months ago
Spiritual Shock Therapy
The world of grasping, competition, violence, and egotism is the "real" world, right? And if I were to suggest that we can live in radical non-violen…
21 years, 10 months ago
The Trouble With Honor
Some people organize their lives around the love of money; others do so around the love of pleasure or power. Still others make honor--the esteem of …
21 years, 10 months ago
Training in the Divine School
In the years following the Second Vatican Council, we became very hesitant ever to invoke the category of the divine punishment. Yet, this motif can …
21 years, 10 months ago