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The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 15, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time /Tenth Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Jeremiah 38: 4-6, 8-10 (RM) or 23: 23-29 (RCL); Psalm 40 or 82; Hebrews 12: 1-4…

Practicing a Hermeneutic of Suspicion

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:August 11, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture Social Justice
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“Evil” is not a term I use lightly. And yet it is a term that seems to fit when considering the dynamics at work within many political and social structures…

Letting Go of Unnecessary Possessions

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 8, 2025
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Reflection for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Ninth Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Wisdom 18: 6-9(RM) or Genesis 15: 1-6 (RCL); Psalm 33; Hebrews 11: 1-2, 8-19 (RM)…

The Voices of History

Post author:Mary McInerney
Post published:August 4, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture Social Justice
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Memories are always personal. The same event can evoke different memories. The externals which are visible depend on the angle of vision. The internal ‘reasons why’ are hidden except to…

You Can’t Take It With You

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 1, 2025
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Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Eighth Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2: 21-23 (RM) or 1:2, 12-14; 218-23; Psalm 90(RM) or 49 (RCL); Colossians…

Gratefulness in the Face of Global Crisis

Post author:Liz Hartigan
Post published:July 28, 2025
Post category:Personal Growth Reflections
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Gratitude - a word that appears to crop up everywhere nowadays from scripture to tattoos, to lyrics, to top hits. Following a recent conversation with a friend as we pondered…

God as a Loving Parent

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:July 25, 2025
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Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time /Seventh Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Genesis 18: 20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2: 12-14 (RM) or 6-15 (RCL); Luke 11: 1-13. The…

What Does Sainthood Mean in Today’s World?

Post author:Rose Mary Harbinson
Post published:July 21, 2025
Post category:Divine Missions Saints
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As news came during the life of Pope Francis during his visit to Papua New Guinea that they would get their first saint, Peter To Rot, what would that mean…

Two Kinds of Discipleship

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:July 18, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixth Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Genesis 18: 1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1: 24-28 (RM) or 15-28 (RCL); Luke 10: 38-42.…

Experiencing Contemplative Practice

Post author:Noreen Mya Sie
Post published:July 14, 2025
Post category:Divine Missions Meditation
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O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. O LORD. (Ps. 139)Contemplation for…