vision

  • He has a name

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    In the story of Bartimaeus, we encounter the limitations of our vision while Jesus invites us in to a new way of seeing.

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  • Revealed: honesty and the Christian

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    a Homily for Lent 2A Text: John 3:1-17 Under Cover of Darkness We meet Nicodemus in Lent each year. Like Jesus, we receive him in darkness and confusion, wondering why he is here. Why does he come if he does not believe or even understand Jesus? Does he seek knowledge only? Is he gathering information…

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  • Saul or Paul?

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    a Sermon for the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Text: Acts 26:9-21 From Saul to Paul In the story of the Conversion of Paul, we have perhaps the ultimate Christian example. Paul speaks of his old self, a conversion, and a transformation. Before he became Paul, he was Saul: a self-proclaimed zealot. He was…

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  • Bartimaeus

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    This Sunday was my first opportunity to preach at my new parish.  And what gospel do I get, but one of the deepest, most revealing stories in Mark–and therefore one of the most difficult. But in my wrestling with this pericope, something was awoken within me.  Something that still has me wrestling. My homily wasn’t…

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