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When We Gaze Deeply and Directly into the Light — A Biblical Reflection for...
Today’s marvelous Gospel story (John 9:1-41) is about seeing the face of Jesus, allowing the scales of blindness to fall from our eyes, experiencing his healing powers, and acknowledging Jesus for whom...
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“I will open your graves and have you rise from them” — A Biblical Reflection...
Ezekiel’s dramatic vision and ours The historical background of today’s first reading from Ezekiel 37:12-14 is the great vision of the valley of the dry bones, one of the most spectacular panoramas in...
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Dives and Lazarus: A Story of Personal Relationships
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – September 29, 2013 In today’s first reading (Amos 6:1a, 4-7), the prophet Amos is quite serious about the complacent folk who pamper themselves at the...
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“I will open your graves and have you rise from them”
Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A – Sunday, April 6, 2014 Ezekiel’s dramatic vision and our The historical background of today’s first reading from Ezekiel 37:12-14 is the great vision of the valley of the...
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Dives and Lazarus: A Story of Personal Relationships
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – September 25, 2016 In today’s first reading (Amos 6:1a, 4-7), the prophet Amos is quite serious about the complacent folk who pamper themselves at the...
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“I will open your graves and have you rise from them”
Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A – April 2nd, 2017 Ezekiel’s dramatic vision and ours The historical background of today’s first reading from Ezekiel 37:12-14 is the great vision of the valley of the dry...
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What does God do about evil?
A reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent The question is often raised, “If God is good, why is there evil in the world?” Sometimes this dilemma is even used as a proof that God does not exist – if...
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The power to restore life: Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent (3rd Scrutiny)
The Raising of Lazarus by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat by Deacon Robin Cheung Today we celebrate the 5th Sunday of Lent (3rd Scrutiny). Let us thank God for His immense love! These past four weeks, we...
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Deacon-structing I Am: The Resurrection and the Life
Detail of Raising of Lazarus by Giotto di Bondone, Scrovegni Chapel Collection (Source: Wikimedia Commons) We began this year’s Lenten series looking at the Gospel of John, which this year appears in...
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Word Alive: A call to live, a call to arise!
Detail of The Raising of Lazarus by Alessandro Magnasco (Source: Wikimedia Commons) A call to live, a call to arise! A reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A By Sr. Nathalie Becquart, xmcj...
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