This is a time not of “being alone” in the desert.
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More work is needed in spirit, love to support the ministry of marriage
It may be that to create more laws and condemnations after the fact — that is, after a marriage has disintegrated and died — is not what is needed.
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Jesus is our endless everything — our endless potential
This potential depends upon the rich gift of the unity of the Spirit. Jesus, clearly, is our eternal source of unity and peace.
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Through the Eucharist, Christ calls us to deeper unity with him
At every celebration of the Eucharist we utter those same words just before the Eucharistic Christ comes under “our roof” as we consume the Eucharist
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Faith, if it does not have works, is dead
How could someone witness so many people healed, renewed, uplifted and still not come to know Jesus as one “sent from God”?
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Let us praise God for his everlasting love!
However, the spiritual truth that Jesus speaks is still so profound it is easily missed, even by believers.
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Nothing diminishes the word of God
The Gospel intensifies also as Jesus gives multiple instructions as to what and how the new apostles were to go into the towns and villages to proclaim the kingdom of God.
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God dwells in our weakness
There we discover God. There we discover ourselves. There we end up realizing and believing Jesus’ words.
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Linger with the word, and feel the pain of the disciples
We — knowing the full Gospel story — are peering into that story, watching and listening to the disciples’ response to Jesus. They are confused.
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In Jesus’ absence, we wait for the gift of the Spirit
And, hopefully, in some way, we appreciate the growth and the gift that is the Spirit in Pentecost.
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