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Fifth Sunday of Easter A
May 10, 2020
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Preparing to Go

We are listening to the deepest mystery of the whole Christian faith—the way God can become a complete human being without ceasing to be God or human.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

There Is a Season for Everything

The gospels, the mystics, and the great spiritual writers, with some variation in how they express this, concur that there are three clear stages to the spiritual journey.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Being Small and Being Great in the Service of the Lord

The people in Stephen’s group were chosen to do a job that was not nearly as important as the work the Apostles were doing.

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Reflections

Larry
Gillick, SJ

Structure

A group might get together with an idea or an interior sense of need. Human beings need some kind of form, some rules, or ways of proceeding.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Mission to Proclaim

Jesus is the truth, the word of God. To seek the truth elsewhere is to “stumble and fall,” to deal in falsehood and lie.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Love Incarnate

The disciples didn’t know where Jesus was going. And they certainly did not want him to leave. Can you relate to this desire to be with someone you love?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

Lord of the Revels

It is the time when the heart

is troubled

is divided

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