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Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

The Great Sharing

One work of the Spirit is to listen for the “insides” of the other person. If you take Jesus seriously in the Gospel, you will start thinking of the Holy Spirit as Love, given to the deepest part of you.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Praying for Pentecost

Distraction is perhaps the most powerful narcotic on the planet. Simply put, what this means is that our daily communion, the manna that sustains us, is distraction
—television, game-shows, sporting-events, sit-coms, talk-shows, entertainment-news, scandals reported in the daily papers, pop music, movies, theatre, and the like.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

The Outpouring of the Spirit

Christ offers all people salvation from their sin, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. In this age of the Spirit-filled Church, all human beings are invited into communion with the Lord and with each other.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Dreams and Visions

It should be especially comforting to know that Jesus will not leave orphaned all those whom the world casts aside: the poor and homeless, the racial and ethnic minorities, the sick and dying, the prisoner and the refugee.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

God's Surprises

Every nation was confused and amazed, because everyone understood in his or her language what the apostles were saying. If you were completely open to the Holy Spirit, would you have a deeper understanding of all that you hear?

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A Poem to Sit With

J. Janda

II Povarello

once a wolf
gave up thoughts

of fresh rabbit

even sparrows came

to rest and listen

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