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The Irrefutable Logic of the Logos

The Irrefutable Logic of the Logos

April 3, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent: Jeremiah 20:10-13, John 10:31-42. Today’s readings show the inexorable movement of Jesus’s ministry towards the Passion but also the irrefutable logic he provides in his works and words. The take-home message of the gospel narratives seems to be that since humanity can’t accept …

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Amen, the Logos is the Great I AM

Amen, the Logos is the Great I AM

April 2, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year A2 Comments

Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent: Genesis 17:3-9, John 8:51-59. Today’s readings compare God’s foundational covenant with Abraham and the New Covenant He offers through Christ. The terms of the covenants change, both the scope of God’s promise as well as the requirements from humanity. The constant, however, is …

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Our Vocation to Teach the Word of God

Our Vocation to Teach the Word of God

March 18, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year AOne Comment

Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent: Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, Matthew 5:17-19. Today’s readings show Moses and the new Moses (Christ) discussing God’s law and urging their listeners to not only obey it but teach it to future generations. Jesus’s words occur during the Sermon on the Mount when he …

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The Life-Giving Word

The Life-Giving Word

March 3, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent: Isaiah 55:10-11, Matthew 6:7-15. The Word of God: could there be a more exciting topic for those of us with degrees in English? If your academic training is centered on how words create and describe culture, then the Word of God in scripture …

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