Spirituality of the
Readings
John
Foley,
SJ
He Began to Teach Them
[Jesus] was in danger of becoming no more than the famous “fifteen minutes of fame.” But does fame really reveal God’s love for the world and its peoples? Jesus thought not. In Mark he stopped the miracles and began a new phase of his mission.
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Exile
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Biblical Metanoia
In the gospels, the particular word used for repentance is metanoia. Literally this means to do an about face, to turn around, to face in an entirely new direction. But what direction?
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| Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore
Stump
Being Able to Hear
Jesus puts his fingers in the man’s ears and his spit on the man’s tongue. ... What happened to the elegant kind of miracle where Jesus just says a word and a person is healed? Why this show, which looks embarrassing for Jesus?
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The Perspective
of
Justice
Gerald
Darring
At the Same Table
We must reject the religion of favoritism for the rich, and imitate
God who “chose those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith
and secures justice for the oppressed.”
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