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Twenty-seventh Sunday
of Ordinary Time A

October 8, 2017
Working with the Word

Study of the Readings
Ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al


• Words,     Phrases
To the point
• First Two     Readings
• Experience

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Let the Scriptures Speak

Dennis
Hamm, SJ

Varieties of Violence

As we hear how Isaiah and Jesus address the violence of their own days, let's attend to the prophetic voice of our own bishops in this matter.

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, SJ

The Vineyard Church

What if our contemporary church is seen as the new House of Israel, God’s cherished vineyard? What if we are that land, carefully cleared of stones, now filled with vines delicately planted?

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

Tenants and Owners

When a story or parable is interpreted, inevitably the meaning is not what appears on the surface.

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Thoughts from the Early Church

Basil the Great

The Lord requires that we allow ourselves to be weeded. To be spiritually weeded means to have renounced the worldly ambitions that burdened our hearts. 

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

Paul seeks to direct his readers to higher things. In order to do so, he draws upon the ethical teaching of Stoicism: things true, honorable, just, pure, pleasing, commendable, and excellent.

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