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Through the Church, We Experience the Mercy of God
With deep faith and faith-filled excitement, the Church continues the celebration of Easter, the Lord’s resurrection and final victory over death and sin. As is the case in almost […]
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Accepting that Christ Rose from the Dead Is the Greatest Act of Faith
Today the Church celebrates the greatest day of its year, Easter, the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. These readings are proclaimed at Masses during the day on […]
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Even the Apostles’ Faith Wavered, but Christ’s Mercy Is Unlimited
This weekend observes Palm Sunday, recalling with such great reverence the Lord’s traditional entry into Jerusalem, beginning the drama and depth of Holy Week. The liturgy includes two readings […]
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Like Lazarus, Christ Will Raise Us All if We Devoutly Follow Him
Fifth Sunday of Lent The Book of Ezekiel provides the first reading for this weekend. Even a quick reading of the history of ancient Israel shows that there were precious […]
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We Must Stay Humble and Recognize Our Need for God
Fourth Sunday of Lent Drawing from the first word, in Latin, in the entrance antiphon for this weekend’s liturgy, this Sunday long has been called Laetare Sunday. Laetare means “to rejoice.” The Church […]
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This Lent, Be Reminded of the Wellspring of Mercy Offered by God
Third Sunday of Lent The source of the first biblical reading for this Lenten weekend’s liturgies is the Book of Exodus, one of the five books of the Bible regarded […]
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Only in Rejecting Sin Can We Shimmer in God’s Sanctifying Light
Second Sunday of Lent The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first biblical reading. As its name implies, Genesis reveals the divine origin of life and […]
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Sin Is a Choice, and So Is Following Christ
Few passages in the Scriptures are as abundant in literary technique and in theological message as is this reading from Genesis. Bluntly confronting paganism and the tendency of all humans […]
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In His Own Words, Christ Calls Us to Be Salt and Light to the World
The Book of Isaiah’s third section is the source of this first weekend’s reading. Scholars believe that this section was written perhaps in Jerusalem for the Hebrew remnant that had […]
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Christ Has Come; Now, We Must Live Out the Gospel
The first biblical reading this weekend is from Zephaniah. These details are known about this prophet: He was the son of Cushi and a descendant of Hezekiah, presumably King Hezekiah, […]
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The Temptation to Sin is No Match for Those Who Serve God
The Book of Isaiah supplies this weekend’s first reading. It offers us a powerful lesson. When this part of Isaiah was written, God’s people were skating on thin ice. They […]
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John the Baptist Calls Each of Us to ‘Behold the Lamb of God’
The Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s first reading. Relief and joy uplifted the atmosphere. Hopes centered upon a bright future, all because of the fact that, after the humiliation, […]