Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity?
Readings for February 10, 2013: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common than meets the eye. Of course there are…
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We Don’t Live in Athens—But the Holy Spirit Still Works
Today we welcome Colleen Vermeulen to the New Evangelizers blogging team! Reflection on Acts 17:16-34 At first glance, what we find in Acts 17 seems pretty standard. A…
Why We Stone Prophets
Readings for February 3, 2013: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time “In polite conversation, never bring up politics or religion.” That’s the advice I was given as a child.…
Ignorance of Scripture Is Ignorance of Christ
Readings for January 27, 2013: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C There is a myth that we must lay to rest, once and for all–Protestants are all…
Endings
On the last day of 2012 the readings of the Church gave us an odd juxtaposition. The first reading from the first letter of John (2:18-19) continues the…
A Little Epiphany
Over the years as I’ve studied the Bible, I–along with others in my Bible Study group–have wondered, “Why didn’t the Israelites of the Old Testament get it? And…
The Coming of the Magi
Readings for January 6, 2013: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of…
The First Believer
Readings for December 23, 2012: Fourth Sunday of Advent The Beatitudes rank high on the list of all-time favorite Bible passages. But what is “beatitude,” anyway? In…
What the Baptist Can Teach Us about Joy
Readings for December 16, 2012: Third Sunday in Advent On the third Sunday of Advent, the penitential purple of the season changes to rose and we celebrate “Gaudete”…
Advent: A Season of Hope
Readings for December 9, 2012: Second Sunday of Advent Faith, hope, and love. St. Paul, in I Corinthians 13:13, say these three are the bottom line. They are…