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The Word
Embodied
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
The Burden of Baggage
We Christians—bishops, priests, and people—
in our manifold ways are all called
to be disciples, often as healers and teachers, sometimes as reluctant prophets
like Amos. But I wonder if we carry too much baggage.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Spirits, Travel & Hospitality
In the ancient world, travel was deviant and dangerous. It was deviant because
there was little reason to leave one’s ancestral dwelling where one was normally
surrounded by extended family network. Everything one needed or desired was here.
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Thoughts
from the
Early Church
Theophylact
The fact that the apostles anointed the sick with oil is mentioned only by Mark, but the practice is also referred to in this general letter by James, the brother of the Lord, who says: “Are there any sick people among you? Let them send for the elders of the Church and let these pray over them, anointing them with oil.”
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
Amos ... was not a card-carrying member of the prophetic guild ... he was an outsider whom God had
called to denounce the government for its injustices and inhuman policies.
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