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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

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

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

That ancient problem of the one and the many has taken a million shapes...

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

...Always keep in mind the very public dimension of life in the Middle East. There is always a crowd at hand to watch, judge, and decide whether to grant honor or impute shame...

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


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

Commentary: John Chrysostom

The Canaanite woman whose daughter was tormented by a devil came to Christ begging his help...

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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


...It is quite amazing how little things can switch on and off the brightness of our spirits. A smile or frown can lift or lower our beliefs in the goodness of humankind...

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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