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Sunday Scriptures: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
“Sunday Scriptures” is a series of posts explaining the Sunday Mass readings – helpful for those preparing to worship, or preparing a homily! In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, we hear Jesus’ famous...
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Sunday Scriptures: A Forged Letter and a Mysterious Villain
“Sunday Scriptures” is a series of posts explaining the Sunday Mass readings – helpful for those preparing to worship, or preparing a homily! In this Sunday’s Second Reading we hear: We ask you,...
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Sunday Scriptures: Thessalonian Idle
In this Sunday’s Second Reading (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time), we heard Saint Paul address the Thessalonians: Brothers and sisters: You know how one must imitate us. For we did not act in a...
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Sunday Scriptures: Christ the King
This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This Sunday also marks the end of the liturgical year. In today’s Gospel (Luke 23:35-43), we read about the crucifixion of...
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Sunday Scriptures: First Sunday of Advent
This Sunday is the Church’s “New Year’s Day”, as it were. It’s not only the first Sunday of Advent, but also the beginning of a new liturgical year in the Church. It’s a great time to start over,...
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Sunday Scriptures: Third Sunday of Advent 2016
In this Sunday’s Gospel reading (Matt 11:2-11), John the Baptist, who by this time has been imprisoned by Herod, sends messengers to ask Jesus if he is the promised Messiah. Have you ever wondered why...
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On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Matthew Leonard, Executive Director of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the native people of Mexico City suffered conquest first by the Aztecs and...
View ArticleDid Jesus Really Predict His Death?
This is my latest piece for Catholic Answers. Have a Blessed Triduum and a very Happy and Holy Easter! During this sacred Triduum and during Easter, as we commemorate Christ’s passion, death, and...
View ArticleDid Jesus Reject the Old Law?
My latest for Catholic Answers Magazine. Once, in Jerusalem, I was privileged to attend Mass with a group of Catholics who had converted from Judaism and celebrated the Mass in Hebrew. None of those...
View ArticleJesus Versus the “Son of God”
Here’s my December article for Catholic Answers Magazine. Merry Christmas! “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). The Gospel of Mark doesn’t have an “infancy...
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