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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

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

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

Throughout the Fourth Gospel we find a range of statements in which Jesus makes solemn pronounce-ments about his identity and mission. They are the great “I am” sayings...

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

Secrecy, deception, and lying are integral parts of Mediterranean culture and valued strategies for maintaining and preserving honor. Westerners are often baffled by this...

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


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

Commentary:
Ambrose

You have heard that story in the gospel where we are told that the Lord Jesus, as he was passing by, caught sight of a man who had been blind from birth...


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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


...In the Christian scriptures, the word “believe” in its various forms appears 238 times, 98 of these occur in John’s Gospel...

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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