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Spiritual Reflections on Sunday's Readings
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Year C
July 20, 2025
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Welcoming God

Real hospitality means a two-way relationship in which host and guest open to each other, become present to one another in various ways.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser
OMI

Tensions within Spirituality

A healthy spirituality is not a question of choosing between Mary and Martha, but of choosing both.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Love, Justice, and Housework

Where is the fairness to Martha in Jesus’ being an enabler of Mary’s failure to help in the kitchen?

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

A Different Way

How much women have suffered over the centuries because of the perception of their proper role!

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Contemplation and Action

Are you Martha or Mary? Are you a little of each?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

I place you on  earth 

for a very special reason

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