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Allegories and Interpretations

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:October 6, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4: 6-9 (RM) or 3:4b-14 (RCL); Matthew 21: 33-43 (RM) or 33-46 (RCL). Allegory: an exercise in interpretation that may well leave you wondering,…

Reflection for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 29, 2023
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Ezekiel 18: 25-28 (RM) or 18:1-4, 25-32 (RCL); Psalm 25; Philippians 2: 1-11 (RM) or 1-13 (RCL); Matthew 21: 28-32 (RM) or 23-32 (RCL). The famous Philippians hymn turns up…

Still This Love Goes On

Post author:Petite Lao
Post published:September 25, 2023
Post category:Reconciliation Reflections
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This song by Buffy Sainte-Marie holds a special place in my heart as one of my all-time favorite songs. This soulful ballad beautifully explores themes of memory, enduring love, and…

Reflection for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 22, 2023
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Isaiah 55: 6-9 (RM) or Jonah 3:10 –4:11 (RCL); Psalm 145 Philippians 1: 20-24, 27 (RM) or 21-30 (RCL); Matthew 20: 1-16. The First Reading for this Sunday, in the…

Not the Last Word

Post author:Bonnie Dickie
Post published:September 18, 2023
Post category:Death & Dying Reflections
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There are times in one’s life when things seem to happen all at once and you wonder what’s going on. The events of the past few weeks have left me…

Reflection for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 15, 2023
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Sirach 27:30 – 28:7 (RM) or Genesis 50: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 103; Romans 14: 7-9 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 18: 21-35. This is so, so hard. God, is this…

Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 8, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9 (RM) or 7-11 (RCL); Psalm 95 (RM) or 119 (RCL); Romans 13: 8-10 (RM) or 8-14 (RCL); Matthew 18: 15-20. If you have a family member, a…

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 1, 2023
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Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (RM) or Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 63 (RM) or 26 (RCL); Romans 12: 1-2 (RM) or Romans 12: [1-2] 19-21 (RCL); Matthew 16: 21-27 (RM) or…

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time / Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 25, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Isaiah 22: 19-23 (RM) or Isaiah 51: 1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11: 33-36 (RM) or Romans 12: 1-8 (RCL); Matthew 16: 13-20. What’s in a name? Maybe, a mistaken identity?…

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 18, 2023
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Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7 (RM) or 1, 6-8 (RCL); Psalm 67; Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32 (RM) or 1-2a, 29-32 (RCL); Matthew 15: 21-28 (RM) or (10-20), 21-28 (RCL). It’s happened…