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March 17, Glory: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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In all three cycles of our liturgical year, the Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent is the Transfiguration. The first Sunday of Lent focused on our present journey to holiness which includes overcoming temptations and their resulting sins. This second Sunday presents our final goal, not only for Lent…
March 10, Temptation: a Sunday Scriptures blog
March 3, Speech: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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Do you like to read the advice columns or self-help columns in the newspaper? Parts of some Old Testament books called “wisdom literature” sound a little like them. These biblical writings give prosaic advice for ethical living in daily life. “Wisdom literature” was written in the centuries just before Jesus’…
February 24, It’s not fair!: a Sunday Scriptures blog
February 17, You: a Sunday Scriptures blog
February 10, Calls: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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Last week we heard God calling Jeremiah the prophet. This week our Hebrew Scripture reading describes the call of another prophet, Isaiah. In our second reading from Corinthians, Paul marvels at his call. Then in our Gospel, Jesus affirms Simon by choosing his boat for the “miraculous catch of fish”…
February 3, Prophetic Voices: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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Prophets in Hebrew Scripture were like canaries in coal mines, alerting rulers, authorities or the Hebrew people when they were getting off track. Our first reading and our Gospel have Jeremiah and Jesus doing this. Jeremiah is trying to wake people up to the consequences of straying from their covenant…
Jan 27, Body of Christ: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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On this 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, it is worth considering the second reading from 1 Corinthians 12. There Paul uses his signature metaphor: body of Christ. We Catholics are Eucharistic Christians, but unfortunately we often think first only of the consecrated host as the body of Christ. In Paul’s…
Jan 20, Signs: a Sunday Scriptures blog
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Some of our Protestant brethren do not use a lectionary. Instead their preachers select the text for preaching at the Sunday service. Catholics, and some non-Catholics like Episcopalians and Lutherans, use a lectionary, a selection of biblical readings arranged for a liturgical year. We Catholics have a three-year lectionary. This…