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7th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Year A
February 23, 2020
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

The Temple of God

The Gospel has Jesus’ own guidelines for imitating God. As he did last week, he quotes the old laws, and then he opens them up.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Love of Enemy as the Test of Orthodoxy

There is more commonality between liberals and conservatives than first meets the eye.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Turning the Other Cheek

Christ is asking us to love those who hurt us. How is love shown to a person by helping him towards hell?

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Reflections

Larry
Gillick, SJ

Loving

God is saying “do as I do.” God’s holiness is displayed as loving, not bearing hatred, though there might be times for reproving.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Healing

Why would Jesus tell you to “Love your enemies?” Who loves like that?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

For Dorothy Day—The Water Strider

To whom would they go

she wondered

then questioned herself

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