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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Choosing the Ultimate Self-Sacrifice (Lent V - Cycle B)

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Once and only once in my life, I did a celebrity stakeout. My wife and I spent hours in a Croatian hotel to see members of the band Duran ...
Saturday, March 9, 2024

Are We Blind to God's Graces? (Lent IV - Cycle A)

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Today's Gospel passage reminds me of an ironic time in my life. When acquaintances would ask about how things were going in my life an...

How Is Our Sin Working for Us? (Lent IV - Cycle B)

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The Gospel passage for today alludes to an account in The Book of Numbers (21:4-9) where God punishes the Israelites for their sins by sen...
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Christianity Is a Proposal of Marriage (Lent III - Cycle A)

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Back in the 90's, I saw a quote that has stayed with me over the years. The quote said: Christianity is not a religion. It is a propos...
Sunday, March 3, 2024

The Grace of God Is Not Transactional (Lent III - Cycle B)

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In today's Gospel passage, Jesus shows anger because the Temple leaders are taking advantage of the people. According to the Mosaic La...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

The Gate of Heaven Is in the Shape of the Cross (2nd Sunday - Cycle B)

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Modern audiences are usually horrified by the account of the sacrifice of Isaac. How could, the objection goes, God be so cruel as to comm...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Desert Helps Us Find Our True Treasure (1st Sunday - Cycle B)

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Before he starts his ministry, Jesus goes out into the desert to pray and fast. We are called to do the same during this Lenten season. In...