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What We Possess and What We Own

It is surprisingly easy it is to confuse what has been entrusted to us with what belongs to us.

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Me or Us?

Paul calls us to see others as more important than ourselves, because that is the attitude of Jesus.

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Compensation Versus Survival

In the parable of the Vineyard Workers, Jesus makes the distinction between compensation and survival.

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Counting or Forgiving

Forgiving is to stop counting and to start living.

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Love as an Action

God’s command to love is not that we change our feelings, but that we control our actions.

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There Is More to See

Our understanding is imperfect, but God will help us see more.

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Giving Respect

When we realize how much we have been given, we prepare ourselves to respect the value of others.

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Unconditional Love

The primary orientation of God toward us is one of unconditional love and forgiveness.

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Renewing the Face of the Earth

If we are to follow the gospel, the needs of the most vulnerable should be considered first.

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A Royal Priesthood

The word “priest” can apply to everyone who is baptized.

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A God of Second Chances

In a room filled with guilt, Jesus comes in peace. To the disciples who betrayed him, Jesus says, “Let’s begin again.”

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The Easter Question

We must choose to interpret the issues of our lives in one of the two ways the first disciples interpreted the empty tomb.

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