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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C -- The Word Nonviolent Can Be An Adjective, It Modifies How
Contributed on Jan 20, 2025
Jesus is asking us today not so much as “how can I find a gracious God? But “How can I find God in my enemy?” And, how can we be children of God in real life without loving our enemies?
The fictional Klingon language from Star Trek has no words for love. Of course, the Klingons were creatures of pure logic, not emotion. So, the closest words for “love” in their language were “honor” or “unhate.” That would be easy for us if we could define love simply as “unhating” others. ...read more
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Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C- The Beatitudes: Area Code 212 Or 04?
Contributed on Jan 20, 2025
Heaven is not just up, but in.
The 212-area code is Manhattan, and it’s a status symbol as one of the most recognizable area codes in the United States. It’s considered more authentic than the more recent 646, 332 or 917 area codes for Manhattan. With a 212 Manhattan phone number, you’re sure to turn some heads, stand out from ...read more
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Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Fishers: The Call, Objection, Assurance, And Commissioning Stories
Contributed on Jan 8, 2025
“You got it bad and that ain’t good. But there is a doctor in the house and his name is Jesus."
Robert Coles, a Pulitzer Prize winner who taught at Harvard, believes that “the characters in novels can be persistent voices reminding us of the constant temptation toward egotism, and self-deception to which the mind is heir,’ and exhorting us to live lives that are morally inspired.”1 For ...read more
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Presentation Of The Lord In The Temple
Contributed on Jan 2, 2025
Individuals choose their own fate by deciding for or against Jesus
The Presentation is also Groundhog Day. Originally it was known as Candlemas Day: if it was clear and sunny on Candlemas Day, it means "winter will have another fight." Firstborn is a title. It does not imply that there is a second child. Even if a mother only had one-child like Mary, ...read more
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Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Using Your Top Three
Contributed on Dec 30, 2024
Our “why” will be Biblical, related to your vocation and, within that, your specific top three charisms.
Today is the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, now dedicated each year to promoting a love and knowledge of Scripture, it’s like our new annual “Bible Sunday” for Catholics. We hear in the three-year cycle of Sunday Mass readings, plus the two-year cycle of daily Mass readings: 13.5 percent of the Old ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017