Prophetic
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In the Feast of Stephen, we confront what light coming to break the darkness looks like in practice—when we face it in our midst.
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This week’s gospel comes to us as a final exam—not a random teaching. That context, in the last days, is central to our understanding of it.
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When John the Baptist confronts religious leaders in line waiting to be baptized, we are confronted with the reality of change.
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Like Jonah, we fear to live into our calling. Then hate those we’re called to help. It isn’t about being good, but becoming it.
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We often mistake the pursuit of justice as a problem. Then punish the justice seeker rather than extrajudicial violence.