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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First & Second Readings
Our Culture
• Two Josephs


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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

A tendency found in many religions is to escape, sometimes even negate, the ordinary...

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

...Herod was a ruthless king who didn’t hesitate to kill family members to preserve his position...

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


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

Commentary: John Chrysostom

Today, as a firstborn son, Christ went down into Egypt to end the mourning its ancient bereavement had brought upon that land...


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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


...Joseph and Mary were converted in many ways with the entering of Jesus into their lives...

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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