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The Word Encountered
John Kavanaugh, S. J.
When There Seems Nothing Left
How often the mere pennies of others replenish us. It happens in those moments
when someone seems to have nothing much to give us
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Historical
Cultural Context
John J. Pilch
Scribes & Widows
Because widows were not included in Hebrew inheritance laws,
their constant concern was simply living from day to day. Any
resources this widow had were meager at best.
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Thoughts
from the
Early Church
Paulinus of Nola
For there is a freedom that is baser than slavery, namely,
freedom from justice. Whoever has that kind of freedom is a
slave of sin and a prisoner of death.
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Preparing
for Sunday
Larry
Gillick, S. J.
A drought, a widow, a widow in deep need having so little, a word-promise from the invisible God through the play of a holy man are the elements. Will God be faithful? Will the woman trust? Is the prophet too demanding?
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald
H. Fuller
The denunciation of the scribes forms
the conclusion to the series of Jerusalem conflict stories, whose function is
to show the widening gulf between Jesus and the Jerusalem authorities...
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