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The Person of Jesus

The Person of Jesus

After witnessing Jesus’ many healings and even the multiplication of the loaves, the people continue to insist that they want a miraculous proof of who he is in order to obey or believe in him. The crowd then throws in his face that Moises continually provided the...

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Martyr

Martyr

In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles we hear the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr.  The Greek word “martyr” means witness.  In the beginning of Acts the risen Jesus commissions his disciples to be Spirit empowered witnesses: “But you will...

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Fighting Against God

Fighting Against God

In today’s first reading from Acts we hear the Jewish Pharisee Gamaliel give wise and sage advice.  He advises restraint in their dealings with the early Jewish Christian Community.   He refers to two other Jewish “revolutionary” leaders, Theudas and Judas the...

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Living in Love Beyond Reason

Living in Love Beyond Reason

The Old Testament is a description of God’s continuous fidelity to his people and the people’s almost constant disobedience and their willful wandering away from him. God sent the prophets and holy leaders to guide the people, but they continued to organize their...

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Being Born Again

Being Born Again

One of the questions we priest occasionally receive is about our ability to prepare people for marriage - since we were never married, or to speak to families about dynamics that arise in families - although we came from families, we were not yet adults - or similar...

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Born Again

Born Again

In today’s Gospel we hear the story of Nicodemus.  The Evangelist tells us that he is a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews.  Like many others in this Gospel, Nicodemus comes to Jesus searching and seeking: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God,...

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Goin’ Fishing

Goin’ Fishing

Has Peter given up!  Today’s Gospel is the story of Jesus’ appearance to seven disciples at the Sea of Tiberias in Galilee.  The seven disciples are Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael, Zebedee’s two sons, and two other disciples.  Peter seems ready to...

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The Breaking of the Bread

The Breaking of the Bread

In today’s Gospel we have the well-known story of Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus.  Luke tells us that the disciples came to recognize Jesus “in the breaking of the bread.”  This phrase was the way the early church referred to the Eucharist or the mass.  Two...

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