Spirituality of the
Readings
John Foley,
S. J.
Tender Protection
Jesus, the Pharisee, and the sinful woman with her tender affection, show us what it means to be loved and cared for, in the midst of shame.
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| In
Exile
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Falling into God's Arms
Gratitude, then, is the basis of all holiness. The holiest person you know is the most grateful person you know. That is true too for love, the most loving person you know is also the most grateful person you know because even love finds its basis in gratitude.
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| Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore
Stump
Love trumps everything
In explaining to Simon what he takes to be her motivation, Jesus says her actions express great love for him. Maybe she loves him so greatly because she has come to understand him as someone who will not reject her, even as the shamed person she is.
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Discussion Questions
Anne
Osdieck
Can your good works be holy? What makes them so? If Christ is living in you, are you just a shell he uses to do his works? Or do you live in the flesh by faith in the Son of God?
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A
Poem
to Sit With
J. Janda
in the name of Love
in the name of forgiveness
in the name of surprise
and delight
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