Reflections on Scripture
As we enter into Advent once again, we might be wondering about many of the readings from the next few weeks will be from the prophets in the Old Testament. They are very difficult at times to read as they are talking to Temple leaders and kings from almost 3000 years ago We should not […]
The town of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. I am going to guess very few people could point that out on a map.. but judging by the people’s reaction when Jesus mentioned it, we can guess that it was a place which the people of Judah disliked. The town name means smelting furnace… the
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“Becoming a Christian means becoming communio and thereby entering into the mode of being of the Holy Spirit.” Pope Benedicy XVI Lent is a period of roughly 6 weeks , where our attention is focused on Loving God and Loving Neighbor. This idea is epitomized in the Good Samaritan as well as the Separation of
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This week we begin our trip into the book of Genesis. It is so foundational of a book that it takes us from the beginning of the world to the Jewish people heading down to Egypt. From the fall of mankind to the genesis of the exodus. The book is named after the first few
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On Wednesday there was a very interesting Gospel message from the Gospel of Mark. We might call it the Gospel of Wisdom On one hand the description was that Jesus spoke wisely. What kind of Wisdom has been given him the people acclaimed? They were astonished. Now the people had come there to hear Jesus teach…
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This week we continue our walk through the Letter to the Hebrews. As I mentioned last week, this is a serious piece making known the Messiahship of Jesus. Last week we saw how Hebrews used Psalm 95 as a reference point, and this week we hear all about the High Priest, Psalm 110 and someone
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We begin this new week with the Baptism of the Lord which quickly came after the celebration of the Epiphany. 30 years… poof… just like that. But interesting things happen when Christmas falls on a Sunday! We are back to Ordinary time and that brings us into the Letter to the Hebrews. This letter, makes
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As we think back John the Baptist seems to be what advent is. He is there telling us to straighten our ways. John calls to us to live the life that is holy and joyous. He can be intimidating as he showed last week with the Pharisee and Sadducees. So the range surmised seems like a
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The prophet John the Baptist can be a scary person, but only becauze he loves everyone so much. It is only because of his love that he challenges us to be just like Christ.
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How many times in my life did I say no to my father…? Probably once…. And the joy of learning was applied to my backside. And of course I said yes after that. But we look at the individual readings today they can each lead to confusion. In Jerusalem there were two types of people
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