Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 In Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, the young Cordelia Flyte tells the protagonist Charles, upon hearing that he is an agnostic, that she will pray for...
Read MoreMy husband and I moved to Austin, TX a half a year ago for him to complete a one-year residency as a hospital chaplain. We are a one-car family, and his work requires use of the car almost everyday. Both to shorten his commute...
Read MoreBeyond the Abortion Wars: A Way Forward For a New Generation by Charles C. Camosy. Eerdmans. 224 pages (to be released March 12th 2015) In his forthcoming book Beyond the Abortion Wars, Charlie Camosy has once again produced a...
Read MoreDEUT 18:15-20 PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 1 COR 7:32-35 MK 1:21-28 The theme of our readings this week is prophetic authority. This is a tricky subject for contemporary readers. We are socialized to be dubious of authority, to distrust...
Read MoreSir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 or Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Col 3:12-21 or Col 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22, 39-40 There is something about the family that is so difficult to...
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