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Twenty-Seventh Sunday
of Ordinary Time
October 7, 2018
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Flesh of My Flesh

Everyone knows that a man, left on his own, likely will be helpless. He needs company, needs partnership, correction, and sometimes just a lot of forgiveness.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Being Missionary To Our Own Children

Faith must be expressed publicly, in colorful, romantic ways. We must stop building “beige churches” and build churches that express public faith. We are drowning in individuality.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Marriage

Human beings have what angels lack: the glorious richness of embodied, gendered human life. But there is a fragility about this rich embodied life too.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

The Great Sign

The unity of humankind is shattered every day by the many scourges of injustice: racism, sexism, poverty, hunger, homelessness, war.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

The Church

Jesus consecrated himself to his Father and us along with him. He called us sisters and brothers. How does this create reverence toward our brothers and sisters?

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A Poem to
Sit With

Il Povarello

J Janda


a saint bringing out the best

always

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