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Just a Little Bit Better — on the low bar of faith
In describing the path before them, Jesus offers metaphors of salt and light to inspire us, but the least we can do is not be total jerks.
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Salt — messy metaphor in an age of heart disease
When Jesus compares his followers to salt, it offers a complex note to the modern understanding of nutrition, health, life, how to be.
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Trust — the Love of God, Hope of the World
In the person of Joseph, God trusts in a human to trust in the mission, to raise the Messiah, to be a beacon of hope to the world.
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Giving in Love — Jesus’s Alternative to Fear
As tempests swirl and hatred flows around us, Jesus reminds us that we already know the way to live, the way to be is to love generously.
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Modern Apocalypse — the Crucifixion and redeeming love
Seeing the cross at the end of the liturgical year is an apocalyptic vision. It reveals empire’s commitment to power and God’s to love.
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Alive Again — The time-bending love of the resurrection
At first glance, this is a simple question about marriage. But that is overlooking the fact that we shouldn’t trust the questioners.
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Jesus’s different way—for All Saints’ Day
The gospel for All Saints’ Day challenges us to see our place as being different in the world, to doing what may not come naturally, but could.
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Remembering God is the hero in our story
The search for meaning, purpose, and place is deeply human. Jesus teaches his disciples to fixate less on what they do and more on who they are.