Flesh Rising to Spirit
"Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Tag: Ordinary Time
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Transforming the Flesh
Twentieth Sunday Scripture Readings When meditating on the gospels that form the bedrock of our understanding of God and the universe, I think it’s important that we dig deeply into […]
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Discerning the Bread of Life
"I am the living bread come down from heaven."
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Living the Bread of Life
"I am the bread of life."
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Christ Yesterday, Today, and Forever
“They filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves.”
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Come Away
"He began to teach them many things."
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Repent and Believe
“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two.”
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As Enthusiasm Becomes Disillusionment
“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”
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Whom Do You Trust?
“He took the child by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha koum,’ which means, ‘Little girl, I say to you, arise!’”
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Conqueror of Sea and Storm
“Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?"
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Receiving the Seed of Faith
"But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade."
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Homecoming
"Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."
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Life Is in the Blood
“When Christ came as high priest … passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle … he entered once for all into the sanctuary …”
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The Living Power of Love
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
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To Pray as We Ought
“‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.”
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The Disciples’ Transformation
“He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.”
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The Human Dilemma
“I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
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Detachment from Fear
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Steps to Discipleship
Second Sunday Scripture Readings Today, we begin to follow the ministry of Jesus—a ministry that commenced when his true identity was revealed at his baptism by John in the Jordan […]
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The Christian Option
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne.”