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Standing Against the World
When Jesus says that we are not “of the world,” he isn’t talking spiritually. We try to avoid thinking about what it really means for us.
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Trust in Love
In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.
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Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B
In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.
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Sanctified in the truth
Many Christians struggle with the word “sanctified”. Because it seem presumptuous. And we don’t know how to feel about it.
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Between Easter 6 and 7 (Year B)
As we approach the end of Easter, we are confronted by the teaching Jesus offers—to keep loving long after he is gone—but instead we worry.
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The Root of Joy
Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.
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Common: the heart of “the culture war”
We understand that the so-called culture war is rooted in identity. But at the heart of both is the sense of defining what is common.

