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Forgiving our Great Affront

Forgiving our Great Affront

March 18, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BOne Comment

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent: Exodus 32:7-14, John 5:31-47. Today’s readings pull no punches in shining a light on our inability to recognize God and remain faithful to Him. But they also show us that God’s overwhelming love, mercy, and forgiveness wipe away this great affront. This is …

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As I Have Done for You

As I Have Done for You

April 9, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15. We know the readings of the Easter Triduum well, as we should; it is our highest of feasts, the culmination of Christ’s mission and ministry. On this Holy Thursday, the Lord is ready; …

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The Purifying Fire We Call God’s Wrath

The Purifying Fire We Call God’s Wrath

March 26, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year A5 Comments

Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent: Exodus 32: 7-14, John 5:31-47. Today’s readings give us the iconic scene in Exodus where God sees the Israelites waiting for Moses at the base of Mt. Sinai making “a molten calf and worshiping it.” God utterly rejects this, noting, “they have become …

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If You Knew the Gift!

If You Knew the Gift!

March 15, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year A4 Comments

Third Sunday in Lent: Exodus 17:3-7, Romans 5:1-2, 5-8, John 4:5-42. Today’s readings map the importance of water not just as a lifeforce for our physical bodies, but as a symbol of the spiritual nourishment provided by God. We are given two seminal scriptural stories: Moses striking the rock at …

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