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    The Look Of Love--From Jesus Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2022
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    What did He see in Jesus’s eyes? What attracted him? I think He saw love, because Jesus, whose whole life was an image of the Trinitarian love, pierced his soul with love.

    Monday of 4th week in Course This Gospel brings to mind a letter of Pope Benedict, “Deus est caritas,” or “God is love.” If we look at the story of Jesus and this Gadarene madman, we are struck by the question, “why did Jesus bother with this guy?” He lived in a graveyard, he stank of dead flesh ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Christian Dialogue With The State Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 19, 2017
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    Our responsibility is to hold these politicians’ feet to the fire, remind them of what is good, and vote godly people in to replace them if they do not.

    Thursday of third week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Teaching science, as I do every week in the school year, involves risk management. When one is teaching kids who are fifteen to eighteen years old, one has to recognize that these are children in adult bodies. Their frontal lobes, where logic ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Education, Immigration, Development And The Gospel Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 27, 2010
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    One little act of evil just leads to more evil, not good; if we are to help humans develop, we must fact the twin problems of education and immigration

    Monday of Holy Week 2010 Caritas in Veritate The notion that doing one “little act of evil” in order to fulfill a good purpose is the original sin. So Judas, one of the early disciples and probably the earliest treasurer, raked off some of the collection plate money for something he ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    King Or Not

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2012
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    Sermon for Christ The King Sunday, Year B. 2012

    John 18: 33 – 37 / King Or Not Intro: A story is told of a king of one of the monarchies in Europe. On a trip through his kingdom, the king decided to spend one Sunday in church. He went to a small church alone and sat quietly as he began to pray. A woman interrupted the king’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Clearest Proof Of The Reliability Of Christ's Love Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 12, 2013
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    The grace of God is His gift to all who have fallen short, and it comes through the passion of Christ.

    Did the scribes and Pharisees, the purveyors of the Law of Moses, actually realize what they were doing? It seems like the early Church believed that these super-Jews had all the proof they needed that Jesus is the Christ, but rejected Him anyway. Teaching with authority, miracles of healing, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Preach What The Word Says Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2016
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    understand the meaning of the words we read

    Thursday of 19th Week in Course Today’s Scriptures illustrate almost perfectly the next topic on preaching or witnessing that the Holy Father relates in the encyclical “the Joy of the Gospel.” It has to do with how we read the sacred text: ‘we need to be sure that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Joy Of The Gospel And Pursuit Of Peace Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 23, 2016
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    The word of God helps us to pursue true peace.

    Thursday of Third Week in Course 2016–St Thomas Aquinas Joy of the Gospel God made a promise to King David because of his faithfulness to worship of Him. David had succeeded to the leadership of all twelve tribes of Israel some time before this. He was secure from his enemies–for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Persecution Is Easier To Relate To Today Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2018
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    We in the Church are under constant assault by politicians, so-called comedians and the mass media. Today we quite easily relate to the readings from the Lectionary. God almighty, come to our aid!

    Thursday after Christ the King 2018 There was a time in my on life that Fr. Richard Neuhaus called “the Catholic moment,” a time when being Catholic seemed to be the best thing in the world. We had a Catholic president, a pope, now a saint, who had called a Council at the Vatican with the task of ...read more

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    The Plague Of Results Orientation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 13, 2017
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    "If we think that things are not going to change, we need to recall that Jesus Christ has triumphed over sin and death and is now almighty."

    Thursday of 15th Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel It’s extremely important for us to understand that the God who, in the person of Jesus, said “come to me–my yoke is easy and my burden is light” is the same God who called Moses and the people of Israel and smote the Egyptians. God had made a ...read more

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    A Second Look At Freedom Of Religion Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 13, 2017
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    We must seek to meet those who have no connection to religious tradition but sincerely seek truth, goodness and beauty. Ultimately, Jesus Christ is the what and the whom they seek.

    Thursday of 5th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel The words of today’s Gospel could be a reflection on the Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Ultimately our food, our clothing, our housing and our health care are not ends in themselves, but rather means to the end of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Spirit-Filled Evangelization Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 20, 2017
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    'A spirit-filled evangelization is one guided by the Holy Spirit, for he is the soul of the Church called to proclaim the Gospel.'

    Thursday of 6th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel Today’s reading from Acts is one of those gems of the Bible that gives evidence for its historicity. Aquila and Priscilla were probably already Christians when they came to Corinth, about AD 49. They were caught up in the dragnet Emperor ...read more

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    Corpus Christi

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 3, 2019
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    the Maxima Presence

    Father Phillip Bloom notes that in the book, "The Mass: Four Encounters with Jesus That Will Change Your Life," the four “presences” of Jesus are described: in the community, the Word, the priest and the Eucharist. Although each presence of Jesus is vital, this Sunday we focus on the ...read more

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    Friendship With God And Enmity With God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 19, 2019
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    Through Christ we have hope that we will eternally live at peace in the embrace of the Blessed Trinity.

    Tuesday of the 29th Week in Course 2019 St. John Paul II Today’s first reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans is the result of taking a scalpel to the original text. We read verses 12, 15, 17-19, 20 and 21, for reasons unknown to me, and the result sounds strange at best. So I had recourse ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Our Relationship With Our Jewish Brothers Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 14, 2017
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    ‘Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples.'

    Thursday of Easter Week 2017 Joy of the Gospel I have often been amazed as I have spent the last three years reflecting on Pope Francis’s encyclical Joy of the Gospel, how the Thursday Scriptures mesh so well with the various themes the Holy Father visits. Today he is writing about our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Communion Amid Disagreement Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 24, 2017
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    "This principle, drawn from the Gospel, reminds us that Christ has made all things one in himself: heaven and earth, God and man, time and eternity, flesh and spirit, person and society. "

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2017 Joy of the Gospel On this first full day of Lent after Ash Wednesday, the Lord sets before us a clear choice: Shall we choose life and goodness, or death and evil. There are no nuances here, no shades of gray. We either opt and live for God’s will, or we are His ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic