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Who is Jesus? Have you ever been asked that question? Have you asked it of yourself? Or does this seem like nonsense? It would seem natural to think that after 2,000 years of Christian history, we should not have to pose such an inquiry. We might add that it’s obvious – Jesus is our Lord…
Where is the Good News in today’s gospel? Jesus casts out a demon and heals a deaf man, and that might be enough good news; but this lesson begins with a woman getting rough treatment from Jesus. In our current age of political spin, it’s hard to imagine why the author of Mark included this…
What starts out with the disciples trying to score points with Jesus for stopping someone who is doing the work of the kingdom – healing and casting out demons – ends with Jesus telling us all to be salted with fire! In between there is all this talk of stumbling around and lopping off limbs,…
In the preface to his 1522 translation of the New Testament, Martin Luther famously refers to the Letter of James – from which our second reading today is taken – as a “straw-letter,” or an “Epistle of Straw,” as it is more often called. What he meant by this comment has been the subject of…
Ritual is essential in life. National, religious or familial, rituals offer us the comfort of repetition and familiarity as they lend beauty to occurrences that otherwise might be considered mundane. Observe a little child who asks for the same story night after night – this is her ritual – or your own delight in keeping…
“¿También ustedes quieren irse?” (Juan 6:67). Los seguidores de Jesús, incluso los de su parentela, no creen en sus palabras porque no acaban de entender a Jesús, así que vuelve a explicar: “Hablo del pan que ha bajado del cielo…; el que come de este pan, vivirá para siempre” (Juan 6: 58). El que se…
Una reflexión sobre la lectura del evangelio nos ayudará hoy a poner en perspectiva las necesidades humanas y las divinas. En estos momentos de dificultad económica en la mayoría de los estados de Estados Unidos, las familias están enfrentando situaciones extremadamente caóticas. El índice de desempleo aumenta cada día, más hombres y mujeres buscan los…
Un tema constante en la vida de todo ser humano, ya sea joven o adulto, es el de la comida. Cuando somos pequeños nos preguntamos qué vamos a comer cada día, qué nos van a preparar nuestros padres, o qué comida nos darán en la escuela. Cuando somos adultos, ya no solo nos preguntamos por…
Una de las tendencias en nuestra vida es la búsqueda de modelos de vida. Si le preguntamos a un niño o a una niña qué quieren ser en el futuro, o a quién admiran, seguramente que nos van a contestar que a un actor o actriz de televisión, a un cantante, a un deportista, y…
Two old friends recently met at a school reunion. They had not seen each other for 35 years. During that time they had each married, raised children, worked to support their families and, they discovered, been active members of their churches. As they walked into dinner, one looked at the other and said, “We’ve aged…
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