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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Reading
Our Experience

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The Word Engaged

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

“I’ve been to the mountaintop,” Martin Luther King, Jr., said shortly before his murder. From there, on the privileged heights, he saw the promised land of great trans-formations...

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

...In today’s story Jesus is invited to be a mediator, a very difficult but highly honorable role in this culture. Conflicts can easily escalate to blood feuds that no one wants....

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


Edith Barnecut, O.S.B., ed.

Commentary:
Basil the Great

...His barns were full to bursting point, but still his miserly heart was not satisfied...


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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


In this part of the world we have a little cat-like animal, the skunk. Its main defense against intruders and enemies is the ejection of a most terrible smell which lingers for days...

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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