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“Wait For It”

(Ishtar Gate, eighth gate of Babylon’s inner city: a reconstruction using original bricks in the Pergamonmuseum, Berlin, Deutschland.) Prophets had their bad days, too — like Habakkuk, from today’s first reading (Habakkuk 1:2–3, 2:2–4): “1 How long, O LORD? I … Continue reading

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Amos and Social Justice

I think social justice is a good idea. I’d better explain that. I think acting as if people matter is a good idea: all people, not just the ‘right’ ones. I’ll be talking about “the poor of the land,” private … Continue reading

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Not Going Native

On the whole, I like being an American: which is just as well, since being a good citizen is part of being a Catholic. (July 24, 2016) So — as long as I follow my culture’s laws and customs, I’m … Continue reading

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