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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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Religion and Culture – The Bishops’ call to defend “our most cherished freedom.”
To get a handle on the relationship between religion and culture, I would like to point out who we are as Christians, state what I take religion and culture to be, express the relationship between these two terms, take a … Continue reading
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Background – The Rejection at Nazareth Once again the notes provided for Mk. 6:1 – 6 are helpful, http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/6 As should be clear, the church during this year is asking us to focus on the Gospel according to Mark, the … Continue reading
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Background The notes provided for Mk. 5:21 – 43 are particularly helpful, http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Mark&ch=5&v=49005021 As the notes state this passage tells us of two stories; the first is a story of the raising to life of the daughter of Jairus which … Continue reading
An Improbable Message on The Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
The Reading – Lk. 1:57 – 66, 80 When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and … Continue reading
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Background Please keep in mind that history for the Hebrews is not concerned with who does what to whom; in other words, this passage is not about history in any modern sense of that word. Rather the Hebrews understood history … Continue reading
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
In Mk: 4:26-34 we hear / read Seed Grows of Itself. He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God;* it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night … Continue reading
Corpus Christi, The Body of Christ, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The Gospel for this feast day is taken from the Gospel according to Mark. http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/061012.cfm. In the first part of the reading we are told, almost incidentally, that it was “On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, … Continue reading
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Background – What’s in a name or A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. Since at least the 13th century this feast day was entitled Corpus Christi, simply translated, that would be the Body of Christ. … Continue reading
The Trinity!
The Lectionary edition of Mt. 28:19 reads: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit …” Whereas the biblical edition of the same … Continue reading
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Gospel as it appears in the Lectionary – the book from which the priest will read the Gospel – http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/060312.cfm. Go to this site to read the passage as read in the Sunday’s liturgy. The Commissioning of the Disciples … Continue reading
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