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13th Sunday of Ordinary Time

June 26, 2016




Spirituality of the Readings

John
Foley, SJ

Toward Jerusalem

Jesus values God more than safe sleep, than courtesy to family and friends, than family funerals. None of these are evil or bad, they are good. But they receive their worth at the very core of themselves from love.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Following Jesus—Be Ready for Some Surprises

To admire Jesus without trying to change our lives does nothing for Jesus or for us. Yet how exactly does one follow Jesus? Classically we have said that we do this by trying to imitate him. But that posits a further question: How do we imitate Jesus?

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Temporizing

There isn’t room for hanging back when the Lord calls. If you hesitate, if you think of an excuse to postpone answering the call, you aren’t really hearing the Lord calling; and so you aren’t really going to follow him either, not now, not later.

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The Perspective
of Justice

Gerald Darring

Sweat
and Toil

We can ask which Christ do we follow. Do we follow a Christ of our own making, one that confirms us in our present lifestyle, or do we follow the Christ of the gospels?

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Living Like Christ

How can you be like Jesus and still live comfortably? Are material things very important to you? Somewhat important?

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A Poem
to Sit With


J. Janda


Christ
Our Earth
        

the Truth

must

be cherished

protected

nourished

it is a living

thing

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