Strange but true: the OED has no word for the irrational fear of poor people. Perhaps we have assumed that fear of poor people is more rational than fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or mushrooms (mycophobia) or the number...
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In some ways, it is a breath of fresh air to realize that the synod of bishops can gather in Rome...
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Sanctity is not often associated with the intellectual life of theologians, perhaps because the...
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Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 One of the common...
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In the wake of the debacle of the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the ensuing...
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Readings: Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 ...
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Readings: Gen 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 So it was Monday evening, I saw on our...
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Yesterday, while I was in full-lectury mode on the theme “beginning of life issues” to...
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For the past few weeks I’ve been a part of a faculty seminar at my institution focused on...
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Lectionary: 137 Numbers 11:25-29 Psalm 19:8-14 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 Blaise Pascal’s...
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