When the Bible is read through the eyes of solidarity — what we call the “preferential option for the poor” or the “bias from the margins” — it will always be liberating, transformative, and empowering in a completely different way.
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In his ascension, Jesus points the way to our death, resurrection, final union with God
Jesus, in his ascension, points the way to our death and resurrection and our final union with God. It really is too big, and too rich and too amazing to ever fully grasp. We, too, have our doubts and our struggles to fully understand.
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Living Jesus’ words brings us into a relationship of love, intimacy that makes us one
In this love we will never feel abandoned or orphaned, but rather will “know” his presence, peace, love, care, healing, life, strength, power, and spirit, always growing more deeply within us.
Continue reading‘Come follow me … Be my disciple’: A parish retreat by Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor
Hosted by Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, this parish retreat focuses entirely on the words and teachings of Jesus.
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Having a relationship with Jesus is having a relationship with the Father
The big revelation is that having a relationship with Jesus is having a relationship with the Father. Both are one. In this way we begin to really grasp his answer to Thomas: “I am the way and the truth and the life.”
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Jesus calls us to be good shepherds
On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we open our hearts in prayer, asking God to enrich the church with “good shepherds.”
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With Christ as food for our spirit, we can Da-da-da-da-da-da! CHARGE!
With Christ as food for our spirit, we can face anything. With Christ as food for our spirit, we can unite together and bring healing, peace, and new life to a hungry and often broken world.
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Perhaps there is a little bit of the ‘doubter’ in each of us?
Perhaps there is a little bit of the “doubter” in each of us? Perhaps we need to be shown and convinced of our importance in God’s plan?
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The experience in the empty tomb is an incredible response of faith
The Easter testimony of the scripture reveals an incredible experience in the empty tomb, an equally incredible response of faith, and hints at the road ahead. The disciples “saw and believed” then spent the rest of their lives growing in their understanding and preaching what they believed. This is the same journey we are invited to make as today’s disciples of Jesus, our risen Lord!
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Hypocrites, wimps, and traitors? Maybe. But another lesson provides hope
On Palm Sunday, they probably think that salvation has already arrived and that every day is going to be as joyful as this one. I think that LGBTQ people know the Palm Sunday dynamic very well through their coming out experiences.
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