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You Cannot Have It All

The problem of the rich man who runs up to Jesus is not one of money. It’s about making choices.

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Loving Irritating People

Irritating people keep disrupting our lives, but Jesus expects us to love them.

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Stopping for the Least

By embracing a vulnerable child, Jesus tells us that we are expected to care for the least among us.

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Do What You Love

Work can be good, even if it is difficult.

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The Power of the Eucharist

The power of the Eucharist can shape our past, our present, and our future.

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Judging With Compassion

Before Jesus decides whether he is going to help someone, he first has compassion on those who are in need.

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Waiting for the Call

Sending is what God does to God’s daughters and sons. God makes us. God saves us. God sends us.

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Living Multiple Ascensions

There is more than one ascension. We are able to identify multiple, smaller ascensions in our lives.

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Jesus’ Commandment

Loving others in general is a noble and beautiful ideal. But loving particular people can be a challenge.

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Holding Fast to One Another

Jesus is asking us to forgive others and then to hold them fast. We are to do this communally, as a Church.

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The Young Man at the Tomb

Mark positions two unnamed young men in his gospel to describe the transformation that Jesus’ resurrection brings about.

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Leaving the Darkness

Negative habits hurt us. But even though we know that light is for our good, we cling to the darkness.

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