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Spirituality of the Readings
John Foley, SJ
Behold the Lamb of God
If a praying session went particularly well, or sometimes if
it went badly, Ignatius would instruct the retreatant to
repeat the exact same topic for their next session.
“Oh no, not again,” I would groan when so instructed.
This was the method I disliked most when I first made the
Spiritual Exercises.
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In Exile
Ron Rolheiser
Christ Still Has Human Flesh
I do not for one second dispute that it is only Christ, the
Holy Spirit and personal repentance that can save. What I do
dispute is the parameters within which these realities are
often understood.
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Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore Stump
Failure
You can see why someone might have thought Christ’s
mission was a failure. The people passing by Christ on the
cross certainly didn’t see the glory of God in him then!
And by the time of his death, the work of Christ’s life
had come only to this: he had a handful of disciples and a few
women as hangers-on.
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Discussion Questions
Anne Osdieck
Called
We are “called to be holy.” What does
“holy” mean to you? How is John the Baptist a
model of holiness? Who is holy in your world? What does s/he
do that makes you think that?
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