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Emmaus: Looking Back and Ahead

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

We hear about the ‘road to Emmaus’ event in today’s Gospel, Luke 24:13–35. There’s been speculation about why folks didn’t recognized Jesus at first, after Golgotha. It wasn’t just the ‘road to Emmaus’ thing. Paul lists some of our Lord’s … Continue reading →

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Divine Mercy

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I care about God’s mercy because I’m a sinner. What that means depends on who says it. I think and hope Jonathan Edwards meant well, and wish some of his imitators would be less enthusiastic. Or at least think about … Continue reading →

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The Speckled Axe

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’m a perfectionist, a frustrated one. Somewhere between childhood and adolescence, I felt that if adequacy had a numeric value, it’d be greater than two and less than one; or something equally impossible. More accurately, I felt as if that … Continue reading →

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Fan or Follower of Jesus?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Deacon L. N. Kaas

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2017: Isaiah 8:23–9:3 1 Corinthians 1:10–13, 17 Matthew 4:12–23 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2017 By Deacon Lawrence N. Kaas January 22, 2017 I found a story that I wish to share with you today … Continue reading →

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Epiphany Sunday

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Statues1 of Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar started near the clock in our living room. I took those pictures of them on Wednesday. Their trip to the nativity scene ended today, Epiphany Sunday. We read about “magi from the east” in … Continue reading →

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