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Music and the Gospel: “Courage,” Villagers
Following the teachings of Jesus isn’t always easy. Sometimes it means standing alone, even against our own culture and community. This week’s Spirit discusses the life of St. Kateri Takakwitha. Kateri’s life with her Mohawk tribe taught her courage, composure, even a sense of fearlessness, when it came to following her own path, even though
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Gospel Reflection for October 11, 2015, 28th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 7.7-11; Hebrews 4.12-13; Mark 19.17-27 “All things are possible with God.” (Mark 10.27) More than half the world people live on $2-$10 per day. In our country we hear calls to keep our economy humming, to buy and consume. Now the Catholic Church has a leader who comes from a continent where
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Music and the Gospel: “Photograph,” Ed Sheeran
Relationships can be hard, especially in high school. This week’s issue focuses on relationships, how they can affect us, change us, and what can happen when they don’t work out. Key lines: Loving can hurt / Loving can hurt sometimes / But it’s the only thing that I know / When it gets hard /
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Gospel Reflection for October 4, 2015, 27th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Genesis 2.18-24; Hebrews 2.9-11; Mark 10.2-12 “Tell us, does the Law allow a husband to divorce his wife?” (Mark 10.2) Marriage is the topic in Sunday’s gospel. In Rome this Sunday the Synod on the Family begins. Second marriages is one topic on the agenda. Many people in the pews pray the Spirit
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Gospel Reflection for September 27, 2015, 26th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Numbers 11.25-29; James 5.1-6; Mark 9.38-48 “Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9.40) Jesus claims broad middle ground in this saying. Often activists, liberal or conservative, reverse Jesus’ saying and eliminate middle ground. In mobilizing advocates for change in public policies, they insist whoever is not for us is against
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Music and the Gospel: “Up To The Mountain,” Robbie Seay
“Whoever is not against us is for us.” In Sunday’s Gospel we reflect on the lives of Mother Marianne Cope and Father Damien de Veuster. Both Mother Marianne and Father Damien gave their lives in service of people suffering from leprosy and who had thus been casted out from their communities. Their faith showed them
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Gospel Reflection for September 20, 2015, 25th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 2.12, 17-20; James 3.16-4.3; Mark 9.30-37 “Whoever wants to be first must be last and the servant of all.” (Mark 9.35) When Jesus begins to tell his disciples that suffering lies ahead, that he will be put to death and rise again, they find themselves too afraid to ask questions. But they
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Gospel Reflection for September 13, 2015, 24th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 50.5-9; James 2.14-18; Mark 8.27-35 “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8.29) Mark’s gospel explores how the faith of Jesus’ disciples matures. For all of us faith develops across the life cycle. As children, our brains limit our understanding. As adolescents, we share the faith of our families, neighbors, and
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Gospel Reflection for September 6, 2015, 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 35.4-7; James 2.1-5; Mark 7.31-37 “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” (Mark 7.37) In Sunday’s gospel Jesus heals a man who is deaf. His lack of hearing separate the man from his society. He experiences the world as silent. Worse, his
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