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Prominent Women
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Acts 17:4, 12 Some of the Jews were persuaded [in Thessalonica] and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few prominent women… Many of the Jews believed [in Berea], as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. I don’t really know much about ancient ...1 week ago -
Saved from What?
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Acts 16:30 He [the jailer] then brought them [Paul & Silas] out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Paul, Silas, and the other prisoners could have escaped when the “earthquake” came, their prison doors opened, and their chains came loose. The jailer was about to commit suicide when Paul ...1 week ago -
Go to the River and Pray
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Acts 16:13a On the Sabbath we [Paul and Silas] went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. Philippi was a Roman colony and apparently had no synagogue. So, knowing this, Paul and Silas headed outside the city to seek out another possible prayer place where people would ...2 weeks ago -
Christ the King Year B
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In a few weeks’ time, we will celebrate Christmas. Personally, Christmas, like Easter, does not excite me. They represent more work! But, apart from that, you may be wondering why both Christmas and Easter do not excite me. In a sense both are “matter of fact” type of celebrations. Christmas celebrates the fact ...2 weeks ago -
Keeping My Heart Open
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Acts 16:14b … The Lord opened her [Lydia] heart to respond to Paul’s message. Revelation… truth… understanding… none of these can happen without an open heart and it is God who makes this happen. It’s not that we can’t open our own hearts, we can. Unfortunately, we usually don’t realize how closed off ...2 weeks ago -
For Appearances’ Sake
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Acts 16:3a Paul wanted to take him [Timothy] along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area… Well, this certainly took me off guard. First, all those promises of freedom for the gentiles who were coming into the faith (including release from having to get circumcised), then, ...2 weeks ago -
Grace vs Pragmatism
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Acts 15:39a They [Paul and Barnabas] had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company… I think about all that Paul and Barnabas had been through and wonder how this disagreement finally tipped the scale. Maybe they were always kvetching with each other and this was one kvetch too many. Who knows? But ...2 weeks ago -
Freedom with Strings
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Acts 15:19-20 It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. Well, this threw a little wrench in ...2 weeks ago -
Power of Grace
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Acts 15:11 “No! We [Peter speaking of Jewish disciples] believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they [the gentiles] are.” Grace, grace and more grace. It is grace that does all the work. Grace = Jesus. No human being can operate faithfully and fully within the laws of God ...2 weeks ago -
Giving Up Circumcision
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Acts 15:5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.” Circumcision was one of the most important signs or acts that a Jewish man did. It went way back and it was sacrosanct. And yet, here was ...2 weeks ago -
Conversion in a Vacuum
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Acts 13:21b-22a Then they [Paul and Barnabas] returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. There were no Bibles for the new Christ-followers in Asia Minor, particularly the gentile converts. There were no “new believers’ kit” and there ...3 weeks ago -
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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Today is the 2nd last Sunday of the liturgical year. There is a feeling that we are neither here nor there because the readings will be some sort of a repeat next week! The 1st Reading and the Gospel are apocalyptic enough as they warn us of the impending end time. Daniel gives a vision of the resurrection and also ...3 weeks ago -
Opposition Can Be Good
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Acts 13:50b, 52 …They [the opposition] stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region…And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we mistake opposition for failure. After all, in this case, the opposition managed to expel both Paul and Barnabas ...3 weeks ago -
A Miracle Gone Wrong
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Acts 14:10b-11 …”Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk. When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” Miracles are tricky things. In Lystra, the people who witnessed a crippled man healed at the ...3 weeks ago -
Do you have an appointment?
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Acts 13:48b “…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” My husband is totally annoyed by telephone marketers. We have put ourselves on all the “don’t call” lists and yet, every once in awhile, it still seems as though a few get through. If they do call and it’s Mike that answers the phone, he ...3 weeks ago -
Resurrection Starting Point
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Acts 13:30 But God raised him from the dead… God raising Jesus from the dead is pretty much the starting point. This miracle part of the Jesus story is essential to the faith. None of it quite works if this part didn’t happen. Otherwise, it’s all smoke and mirrors. I mean, if he didn’t die at all and ...3 weeks ago -
Really Full or Ready to Empty?
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Acts 13:9-10a Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, “You are a child of the devil…” This incident happened on the initial leg of Paul’s first missionary journey in Cyprus. Apparently, it is on this journey that Saul changes his name to Paul, ...4 weeks ago -
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Prepare for Mass November 15, 2009 – (11/15/2009) Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday November 15 2009 is the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B We know not the day nor the hour Learn a lesson from the fig tree. Dn 12:1-3 Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 Heb 10:11-14, 18 Mk 13:24-32 “And ...4 weeks ago -
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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To some preachers, the readings are a bonanza because one can develop the theme of generosity and apply it to the congregation. “ Give! Give until it hurts! If it does not hurt you have not been generous enough ”. But, is there more to this “giving till it hurts” generosity for the congregation or ...4 weeks ago -
Running from God
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Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. I think God was trying to reach Herod. First, God put it upon John the Baptist to declare against Herod and ultimately, to put himself in danger by discrediting Herod. John was ...4 weeks ago
