Tag: Gospel of Luke
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
MICHAEL PATELLA — The O Antiphons give us a peek into the way the early Church, and by extension, Catholics especially before the twentieth century, learned and applied the Bible to their daily lives.Â
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Come to the Feast
My daughter has a gift for calling us to the table to celebrate.Â
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Mercy is the Problem
During my undergraduate days at The Catholic University of America, I was very fortunate to take an upper level christology course, “Jesus as the Christ,” from William Loewe, ordinary professor of historical and systematic theology. The course has stayed with me all these years since, even into my own doctoral studies. In one of the…
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60-Second Sermon: 34th Sunday in OT
“True Power is not found in sneering, belittling, or dehumanizing; it’s found in Love.”
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Ars Praedicandi: Ed Foley’s Homily for November 17th (33C)
And so we keep our eyes on the sparrows and the little ones, that in our nurturing love they might discover hope. And in the process find it ourselves through Christ our Lord.
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60-Second Sermon: 33rd Sunday in OT
“We are confronted with signs, but do we heed the warnings? Furthermore, do we have the courage to believe that God will give us the wisdom to speak, to resist and refute our adversaries, and to persevere? That becomes the question.”