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The Word
Engaged
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
Triumph over Death
The healings of the prophets, as well
as Jesus, are symbolic of a deeper healing. The point cannot be
to stave off death. If that were the point, Jesus himself should
never have died.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Women in the Mediterran-
ean World
Women in the Mediterranean world must always be under the care of a key man in their lives: father, brother, husband, or son. While women have enormous power in the Mediterranean world, they wield it differently and in different spheres than do men.
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Augustine of Hippo
Our Lord Jesus Christ wished us to understand that what he did for
people's bodies he also did for their souls. He did not work miracles
merely for miracles' sake; his object was that his deeds might arouse
wonder in the beholders and reveal the truth to those capable of
understanding.
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Preparing for
Sunday
Larry
Gillick, S. J.
Detritus
Recently I have come across a certain word in several different kinds of literature. Hence, it seems to be an “in” word. “Detritus” is the word. It means several kinds of reduced particles of ground-up rock or decaying biological matter.
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
The word of the Lord in the mouth of the prophet is “truth,” that
is, it does what it says. Note the biblical meaning of the word "truth."
It is not just factual accuracy, nor is it truth in a philosophical sense. It
means fidelity—here the fidelity of Yahweh to his promises, a fidelity
shown by his acts.
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