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Judgement Will be Based on Acts of Love

Judgement Will be Based on Acts of Love

March 2, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Monday the First Week of Lent: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18, Matthew 25:31-46. Today presents a good old fire-and-brimstone set of readings. Leviticus gives us the Word of God from the mouth of Moses, laying out a further explanation of the commandments. He elaborates on the law, “you shall love your neighbor …

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Getting to Know the Tempter

Getting to Know the Tempter

March 1, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year AOne Comment

First Sunday of Lent: Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11. Satan is known by many names in the scriptures: the Adversary (the most literal definition of the word “Satan”), Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Devil, the serpent, the Prince of the World, the Father of Lies, and the Tempter. Today’s readings …

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On Being Chosen

On Being Chosen

February 29, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year A2 Comments

Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Isaiah 58:9b-14, Luke 5:27-32 Today, we hear Isaiah preaching the benefits of living a Godly life — that the Chosen People will “ride on the heights of the earth.” Then, in the gospel of St. Luke, we see the Word incarnate choosing the lowest of the …

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Fasting for What?

Fasting for What?

February 28, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Uncategorized / Year ALeave a comment

Friday after Ash Wednesday: Isaiah 58:1-9a, Matthew 9:14-15 In today’s readings, Isaiah takes on the custom of fasting head-on. Then, in the gospel reading, John the Baptist’s disciples challenge Christ on fasting, but he uses it as a chance to reveal his own nature and thereby reflect on the entire …

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Who Said Catholics Aren’t Pro-Choice?

Who Said Catholics Aren’t Pro-Choice?

February 27, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Thursday after Ash Wednesday: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Luke 9:22-25 It’s not the choice you’re probably thinking about; it’s more fundamental than that. It’s the freedom to choose to live in the light or to live in the darkness, and God guarantees us this freedom. This freedom is carried out in myriad …

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Ambassadors for Christ

Ambassadors for Christ

February 26, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year AOne Comment

Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 The readings today certainly set the stage for Lent, as you’d imagine they might on Ash Wednesday. In the gospel reading, Jesus instructs on the appropriate way to pray and fast. This is part of his long sermon that starts …

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