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The Word
Engaged
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
Trans-formations of the Body
Jesus enters into radical solidarity with all men and women, taking upon himself even the condition of our sinfulness, himself having not sinned.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
The Baptism of Jesus
The public and social acknowledgment of paternity
by the male was of critical importance. This act not only gave
the child legitimacy and appropriate social standing in the
community but also publicly obliged the father to accept responsibility
for the child.
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Hippolytus of Rome
As in Noah’s ark a dove revealed God’s love for the
human race, so now it was in the form of a dove, as though with
an olive branch in its beak, that the Spirit descended and rested
on him to whom the Father would bear witness.
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Preparing for
Sunday
Larry
Gillick, S. J.
Water cleanses and the Holy Spirit enlivens. We re-enter the gathering to celebrate. Christ’s saving action in the Eucharist re-members us in the community, no matter how stained our pasts may be.
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
The second coming which had been the
dominant theme at the beginning of Advent but had receded
into the background as the season progressed and the expectation
of the birth of Christ took over, is not completely forgotten
now that Christmas has come.
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