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Rejoice, Prodigals!

Rejoice, Prodigals!

March 6, 2021 NT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Saturday in the Second Week of Lent: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. Today we read one of Jesus’s most famous parables, the Parable of the Prodigal Son. There is so much to say about it. The broad strokes: it displays the unflagging love of the father (that is, God …

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The Flipside of Feeling Bad

The Flipside of Feeling Bad

March 1, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Monday of the Second Week in Lent: Daniel 9:4b-10, Luke 6:36-38. Today’s readings present us with two sides of the Christian coin: sin and forgiveness. One side is ugly and tarnished; when we look at it in the full light of day, we are humiliated by what it reveals about …

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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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Rejoice for the Pardon of the Prodigal

Rejoice for the Pardon of the Prodigal

March 14, 2020 NT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Saturday in the Second Week of Lent: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. Today we read one of Jesus’s most famous parables, the Parable of the Prodigal Son. There is so much to say about it. The broad strokes: it displays the unflagging love of the father (that is, God …

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