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The Money Distraction — then what should we care about?
We may be tempted to hear Judas’s suggestion of selling and giving the money away as a reasonable response — we shouldn’t.
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Could we just not focus on the money this time?
The ethical question Judas offers is so tempting. But what would it be if we didn’t think of it as an honest question? Because we shouldn’t.
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Celebrating in Grief—for Lent 5C
How we understand the character of Jesus, and more importantly, our relationship to that vision, determines our response to him.
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Prudence and the desire to just keep saving
When we read this story and think of waste, we are being seduced, not with a virtuous desire for service, but an unhealthy desire to be right.
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Being Mary
Mary anoints Jesus’s feet. Judas argues for the prudent use of resources. Why do we always side with Judas?
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Being faithful is not being cost-effective
The generous life Jesus invites us to live into isn’t about being prudent and cost-effective. It’s about scandalous generosity.
