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The Legacy of Martyrs

October 12, 2022

by Eric Clayton Last year, our team at the Jesuit Conference was invited by the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) to produce a video introducing folks to the legacy of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador. These six Jesuit priests and two of their companions were brutally murdered by government forces

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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

October 12, 2022

The Powerful Meaning Of Luke 18:9-14 by Jeffery Curtis Poor The problem is we often miss the shocking nature of this parable because it’s become so commonplace. We tend to immediately associate the Pharisees with self-righteous hypocrites and tax collectors as the model of righteous.  But in Jesus’ day it

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The Thankful Leper

September 26, 2022

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson ” Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’ 

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Increase Our Faith

September 21, 2022

Grace and peace to all of you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! Perhaps we can summarize today’s meditation with this question: “What does it mean to have Christian faith?” What does it mean to be a Christian? These are so simple and foundational questions

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“How To Cross the Chasm” – Luke 16:19-31

September 13, 2022

by Guntars Baikovs This Gospel reading is one of these challenging readings which raises many hard questions. Which questions did it raise in your minds? For one, here Jesus speaks about the reality of hell. For He is the One who came to save us from… remind me, to save us

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Fatherhood: A Catholic Actor’s Journey

September 13, 2022

by | Kate O’Hare In 2015, upstate New York native Alex Dee came to Los Angeles seeking, like many before and after him, work as an actor. But not just any work. As a serious Catholic, there were things Dee would do, and things he wouldn’t. That made the already tough

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)?

September 7, 2022

The Parable of the Unjust Steward can be found in Luke 16:1–13. The text can be broken down into two parts: the parable (verses 1–8) and the application (verses 9–13). Luke 16:1 identifies that Jesus is speaking to His disciples, but there is a suggestion that His audience is mixed—disciples and Pharisees. Luke 16:14 states

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What Change Looks Like

August 31, 2022

We’ve come to the end of the summer. Fall is nearly upon us.  It’s a season rife with imagery, symbols that signify transition, change, a turning of the page into something more somber and sparse. The leaves begin to lose their summer greens and become red, yellow, orange, brown. School

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Loss and Restoration

August 29, 2022

by Elaine Wainwright Elaine Wainwright gives an ecological reading of the parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15:11-32. Luke 15: 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying: “ This fellow

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The Narrow Door

August 9, 2022

Psalm 107:1-9; Luke 13:22-30 by Rev. Brian Spangler Introduction: How would you describe discipleship? Entering a narrow door? The Narrow Door Jesus uses here the analogy of a narrow door, imagery He had also used elsewhere. In Matthew 7:13-14, for instance, Jesus had told the disciples, “Enter through the narrow gate. For

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Pentecost Sunday

Christ’s lesson of the Good Samaritan was initially meant to answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?” But it teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit in two ways. In the story, it was not the most pious and religious figures who are as generous as God, but

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

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Pentecost Sunday

May 12, 2024

Christ’s lesson of the Good Samaritan was initially meant to answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?” But it teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit in two ways. In the story, it was not the most pious and religious figures who are as generous as God, but

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 5, 2024

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

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