Sunday Reflection

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  The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord: The Covenant of Eucharist

  Jun 04, 2015

  Today’s first reading presents a significant scene from the Book of Exodus.

  
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  The voice of God speaking

  May 28, 2015

  Walker Percy in Lost in the Cosmos, mused ironically about the strange fate of postmoderns who spend millions trying to get chimps to talk and billions on space stations attentively listening for an extraterrestrial blip that might speak to us.

  
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  The Solemnity of Pentecost: Called from Safety into Love

  May 21, 2015

  The doors were locked. The bar was firmly in place. The Temple police who had hunted Jesus down Thursday evening would not so easily get into the Upper Room on Sunday.

  

• The Contest of Faith

  May 15, 2015

  Love is not easily given. Nor is it easily received. And yet the mystery of love is the heart of Christian faith. Its basis is, as the First Letter of John tells us, God’s love for us.

  
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  “This is my commandment: love one another”

  May 07, 2015

  The two men who came to visit were immaculately dressed.

  
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  I am the vine, you are the branches

  Apr 29, 2015

  “Have you accepted Christ as your personal saviour?” How do you respond to that question? Uneasily, if you are like me for much of my life.

  

• Fourth Easter: The Voice of the Shepherd

  Apr 22, 2015

  This Sunday I want to tell you two of my favorite stories, stories I have shared with you in the past.

  

• Third Sunday of Easter: Mercy

  Apr 15, 2015

  Three weeks ago, you folks in the pews had the worst part of our liturgy. Three weeks ago the celebration was Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.

  

• Community Transformations

  Apr 09, 2015

  We have a glowing picture of the early Christian community: one heart, one mind, not one of them claimed anything as his or her own.

  
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  Easter : Easter Flowers

  Apr 01, 2015

  The flowers! We come to Church on Easter and are overwhelmed with the beauty and fragrance of flowers.