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12th Sunday of Ordinary Time C

June 23. 2013


Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, S. J.

The Question of Questions

He did not want them to be just members of the multitude, wanting mainly to have wounds healed, seeking something from him that resembled magic, even something that would free Israel from its Roman occupiers.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser, OMI

The Three Levels of Christian Discipleship

Essential discipleship and the struggle to get our lives together is our initial task in life. Beginning with our first breath, we struggle to find an identity and to find fulfillment and peace there.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

The Christ of God

The prophet announces that in the messianic age God will provide a fountain to purify from sin. We are in that messianic age, and everyone of us could use that fountain. Where is it?

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

A Two-Sided Coin

Religion is a two-sided coin. On the one hand, it comforts us with the security of God’s love and protection. On the other hand, it makes demands of us that are frightening in their consequences.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

There are some people who for one reason or another do not “put on Christ.” Did Christ redeem them too?

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A Poem
to Sit With

J. Janda

we shall leave
behind

what helped us
come to see

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