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Read more about the article “The Sickness Unto Death”

“The Sickness Unto Death”

  • Post author:Ray Almanza
  • Post published:March 30, 2020
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Fifth Sunday of LentEZ 37:12-14 PS 130:1-8. ROM 8:8-11 JN 11:1-45 As we continue to hunker down in our quarantine, it is becoming increasingly difficult to focus on any task,…

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Read more about the article “Intimacy in a Time of Social Distancing”

“Intimacy in a Time of Social Distancing”

  • Post author:Ray Almanza
  • Post published:March 22, 2020
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Fourth Sunday of Lent1SM 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 PS 23: 1-6 EPH 5:8-14 JN 9:1-41 If I were to name the single most pervasive form of suffering in the world today,…

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Read more about the article “Betrothals, Wells, and the Samaritan Woman”

“Betrothals, Wells, and the Samaritan Woman”

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  • Post published:March 16, 2020
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Third Sunday of LentEX 17:3-7 PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 ROM 5:1-2, 5-8 JN 4:5-42 On this Third Sunday of Lent, the lectionary presents us with a familiar Gospel narrative, that…

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“The Resplendent View from the Mountain Top”

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  • Post published:March 8, 2020
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Second Sunday of LentGn 12:1-4 Ps 33 2Tm 1:8-10 Mt 17:1-9 Over the weekend I had the opportunity to lead a session on confirmation with adults first, and later with…

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Read more about the article “No one seeks God”

“No one seeks God”

  • Post author:Ray Almanza
  • Post published:March 1, 2020
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First Sunday of Lent GN 2:7-9; 3:1-7 PS 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 ROM 5:12-19 MT 4:1-11 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a season in which we take up our…

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