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Evangelization

Evangelization

In today’s first reading from Acts we meet a very interesting couple, a Jew named Aquila and his wife Priscilla.  They were Jewish Christians originally from Pontus but had moved to Rome to ply their trade and evangelize.  Luke tells us they had recently arrived at...
Faith that Frees

Faith that Frees

In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Silas are stripped, beaten, and thrown into prison. Their only “crime” was setting a slave girl free from possession by a spirit – and interfering with the men who profited by her oracles. But what...
The Advocate

The Advocate

In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Last Supper Farewell Discourse.  Jesus begins this chapter by describing himself as the vine: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower…Remain in me, as I remain in you.  Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own...