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The
Word Encountered
John Kavanaugh, S. J.
When a good friend of mine died in her forties, an unfamiliar face appeared at
the funeral and uttered a statement that almost floored me.
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Historical
Cultural Context
John J. Pilch
Today’s Gospel story resonates with indications of the group-centered character of Mediterranean culture. Notice that the paralytic was brought to Jesus by a group and carried by four men...
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Edith Barnecut, O.S.B., ed.
John Chrysostom
The scribes asserted that only God could forgive sins, yet Jesus not only forgave sins, but showed that he had also another power that belongs to God alone: ...
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Preparing
for Sunday
Larry
Gillick, S. J.
There are several sections to today’s First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah. The words of the prophet are directed to the people of Israel who are in captivity in Babylon.
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