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April 25, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Each of us probably has a space, place or posture where we have experienced a deep awareness of KNOWING.
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April 18, 2021: Third Sunday of Easter
Set out for a walk today. Allow yourself to name the street or path you walk as your own Road to Emmaus.
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April 11, 2021: Second Sunday of Easter
Doors, windows and other portals are powerful images found in scripture, religious art and dreams.
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April 4, 2021: Easter Sunday
Think about how often you encounter the human and the divine in the same breath. When you notice, speak the words Alleluia, He is Risen!
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July 26, 2020: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week, spend time being present to what is happening in your own heart about racism in our country as you go about your daily life.
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July 19, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parables are invitations for us to “play” with Scripture stories. Have a little fun. Create a parable of your own that tells a story about how you encounter the love of God.
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July 12, 2020: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading: Matthew 13:1-9 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:“A sower went out to sow.And as…
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July 5, 2020: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading: Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus exclaimed:“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,for although you have hidden these thingsfrom the wise and the learnedyou have revealed them to little ones.Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.All things have been handed over to me by my Father.No one knows the…
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December 29, 2019: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Reading: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 (taken from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language” by Eugene H. Peterson) “After the scholars were gone, God’s angel showed up again in Joseph’s dream and commanded, ‘Get up. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay until further notice. Herod is on the hunt for this…
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December 22, 2019: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Reading: Matthew 1:18-24 (taken from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language” by Eugene H. Peterson) “The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t…
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December 15, 2019: Third Sunday of Advent
Reading: Matthew 11:2-11 (taken from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language” by Eugene H. Peterson “John, meanwhile, had been locked up in prison. When he got wind of what Jesus was doing, he sent his own disciples to ask, ‘Are you the One we’ve been expecting, or are we still waiting?’ Jesus told them,…
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December 8, 2019: Second Sunday of Advent
Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 (taken from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language” by Eugene H. Peterson) “While Jesus was living in the Galilean hills, John, called “the Baptizer,” was preaching in the desert country of Judea. His message was simple and austere, like his desert surroundings: ‘Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.’ John and…
Providence Associate Alice Shelton lives in Indianapolis with her husband John. She is a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and enjoys her work as director of business services at Marian University.