How important the mouth is for preaching, the ears for hearing, the heart and mind for believing and cherishing the word — and that process gets repeated and repeated and repeated from one person to the next.
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Kiss of God
Justice and peace, indeed, come together so perfectly in Jesus the Christ.
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Know the power of the presence of Christ
Do we connect as simply and profoundly as the centurion — with Jesus?
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Maranatha!
The coming of Jesus Christ is the long-awaited coming at the end of time — the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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Divine consequences would result from the life, word, actions of Jesus the Christ
She “saw” and she “heard” and she knew in her “heart” that God was pouring out grace upon grace upon this child and her parents and all of us, and because of him life would never be the same.
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Jesus’ way is our way, too
We are invited to all of the above to: “see” and “hear” Jesus so clearly that we would dare to imitate him. In other words, to become like him. To move from darkness to light, sin to grace.
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Sin, grace, darkness, light are inextricably connected
Faith and the word of God, and believing in something — anything — can bring about that light in our lives. That if only for a moment here and a moment there has shattered our darkness and brought us “back to life” and “back to light” — eternal light!
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There is a deeper life that the Lord has led us to discover
An empty tomb with the wrappings of death visible, but not the body, gave enough reason to simply “see and believe.” We grapple with the deep mystery of true life — inner life — that gives meaning to the simply mortal.
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They spoke and listened to each other
Today’s readings talk about our dedication to God, husband to wife, wife to husband, children to parents, and each person to the whole community.
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The mystery of the Incarnation continues today
Maybe we will be able to say with new conviction that God has been born in me, lives in me, fills me, strengthens me. And as we share that truth, the mystery of the Incarnation continues today!
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