This week's readings highlight two of the key actions of God: first his love, and second, his giving. Through this we learn that love is an action, not a feeling, and that love is expressed in giving.
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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Here we read a shocking account of a woman wrecking a dinner party to show her love to Jesus. To the host and other guests, it was a moment of awkwardness, embarrassment, and completely inappropriate. Yet Jesus affirmed this woman and, if nothing else, shows us that great love is based on great h...
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10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Today's Gospel demands our conversion. Conversion is a two-step process. It requires a change of heart and then a turning around of sorts. It is both an interior and exterior change, moving one closer to God. It could be likened to re-aligning yourself to follow your north-facing compass—it first...
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Chris...
When we receive Holy Communion, we hear the words, "This is my Body" and "This is my Blood," to which we dutifully answer, "Amen." But have you ever considered exactly what those words mean?
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