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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First & Second Readings
Our Experience

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

...there is great blindness in humanity. People not only lose their way; they lose their souls as well....

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

The word baptism, which is transliterated directly from the Greek, actually means “dipping in a liquid”...

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


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

Commentary: Augustine

The Lord Jesus began his preaching of the gospel with the admonition: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ His forerunner, John the Baptist, began his in the same way...


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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


The Advent question then is what should we be doing and what is Advent doing for us?

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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