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‘Beware of the scribes…’

Friday, 09 November 2012 00:00

By the time you read this, we will have elected (hopefully!) the next president of the United States. Both major party candidates, as is almost always the case, claim to be men of faith. They appear in churches, appeal to religious folks to support them because of their moral principles, and invoke God’s blessings on our land. They each want people of faith to support them.

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Don’t just follow the faith; love it, too

Friday, 02 November 2012 00:00

“Who do you love?” The song, written by Bo Diddley in the 1950s and popularized by George Thorogood in the 1980s, asks a question we all must answer at some point. The question is in sharp focus in today’s first reading and in the Gospel reading, where Jesus reminds his followers of Moses’ command to the people of Israel to love God above all else.

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The squeaky wheel of faith

Friday, 26 October 2012 00:00

We’re often told, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” meaning, I think, that whoever yells loudest gets the most attention. People use this expression to encourage one another to speak up when they want something, rather than expecting people to read their minds and know what they want or need.

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Service: A path to true greatness

Friday, 19 October 2012 00:00

In today’s Gospel reading, James and John ask Jesus a bold, maybe brazen question: “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

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The word of God: ‘Living and effective’

Friday, 12 October 2012 00:00

I began writing this column 15 years ago, in January of 1997. If my math is correct (and that’s a big if!), that means I’ve written 780 columns, and have been through the three-year lectionary cycle five times. I have informed The Tidings that I would like to make this my last year writing these articles, finishing at the end of this liturgical year.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.