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Each month, I offer a thought on the Sunday experience in a series entitled Mass Communication. Last month, we considered liturgy as primary theology and the celebration of mystery. As we think about liturgy, it is essential to remember that Christ has three bodies, and these three are one: the glorified body of Christ given…
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Our First Reading is in the middle of Amos’s five visions to Northern Israel. The prophet sees a swarm of locusts ready to devour the crops. Next, a rain of fire arrives, and Amos intercedes before God. The sequence of visions is interrupted with today’s passage. The chief priest, Amaziah, tells Amos to leave the…
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Benedict, the Patron of Western Monasticism, was a unique figure who allowed his interior life to shape his worldview. His profound awareness of God’s presence in his time led him to establish monasteries as spaces for spiritual encounters. In these communities, the abbot assumed the role of Christ, fostering a delicate balance between interior life,…
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Ministry can often be overwhelming, and many ministers lead to burnout. When we are not rooted in prayer and the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we can get burned out quickly! Ministry can be about production, numbers, and growth. We must always keep God’s call in our hearts throughout our ministry. The call must regularly…
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One of the most thought-provoking works of art that I appreciate is Rembrandt van Rijn’s Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, completed in 1633 at the age of 29. Interestingly, it was once housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston but was stolen in 1990 by two thieves pretending to be…
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