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- Mark on Jacob prepares for his meeting with Esau – Held on Sunday, October 27, 2013
- Dick on Covenant between Jacob and Laban – Held on Sunday, October 13, 2013
- Mark on Covenant between Jacob and Laban – Held on Sunday, October 13, 2013
- Daniel Russo on Isaac, Abimelech, and Rebekah – Held on Sunday, March 10, 2013
- Daniel Russo on The Birth of Esau and Jacob – Held on Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Author Archives: Dick
The Purchase of a Burial Plot – Held on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Personal Note on Posting Timeline For those of you who come to this site I had hoped to post on the Tuesday, then the Wednesday following the Sunday that we had our gathering. Obviously I haven’t been faithful to that … Continue reading
The Testing of Abraham – Held on Sunday, January 06, 2013
Gen. 22: 01 – 19 – The Testing of Abraham Preview After a two week holiday break we returned to our study of Genesis. But as usual there were two topics that we dealt with prior to reading our passage. … Continue reading
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Reflections on “Not Knowing What to Say” in the Face of Senseless Violence
A Context for Not Knowing What to Say. As I prepare to share a group of maybe 15 persons reflecting on a dramatic story of the testing of Abraham told for thousands of years, I can’t help but put our … Continue reading
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Hagar and Ishmael – Held on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Gen. 21: 09 – 21 – Hagar and Ishmael Preview I brought up two points that developed over the previous week. The first had to do with something that Ken had shared. He mentioned something that happened to him while … Continue reading
Advent – Comments on Parish Bulletin Information – Held on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Advent Our parish bulletin of St. Anthony All Saints in Canton, OH, http://www.stanthonyallsaintscanton.org/, and click on “weekly bulletin” had two sections that caught my attention. The first, entitled Waiting for Joyful Hope, was a reflection on the Sunday Scriptures. It … Continue reading
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The Birth of Isaac – Held on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Gen. 21: 01 – 08 – Birth of Isaac Preview Not wanting to be labor the point, in summary two weeks ago I offered as an example of our church’s failure to deal adequately with the scientific revolution the biological … Continue reading
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Gen. 20:01-18 – Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech – Part 2 – Held on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Gen. 20:01 – 18 – Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech Background As the notes on USCCB website http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/20 inform us, this is the second story of Abraham passing his wife, Sarah, off as his sister. The first occurred in Gen. 12:10 … Continue reading
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Reflections on the “Corrupt and Crime Ridden Roman Catholic Church” article – Held on Sunday, November 11, 2012
A Reflection / Response to the article “Why I love the Corrupt and Crime Ridden Catholic Church.” I took my clue for our opening topic from an email that Ken had forwarded to me in which he provided a link … Continue reading
Gen. 19: 01 – 29 – Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah – Held on Sunday, November 4, 2012
Gen. 19:01 – 29 – Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah Review The comments from last week, October 28, which were submitted by Tim, Ken, and Dan, I thought, had a real lesson for all of us to learn. It seems … Continue reading
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Gen. 18: 16 – 33 – Abraham’s Intercessions – Held on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Gen. 18:16 – 33 – Abraham’s Intercessions Review We started off focusing our attention on a remark that Ken had submitted on our blog last week. As I heard Ken, he assumed first of all that from an unknown but … Continue reading