Sister Barbara Reid, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and is professor of New Testament and vice president and academic dean at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She has authored a number of books and has [...]
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Rev. James Kubicki, SJ, is the National Director of the Apostleship of Prayer. I stumbled across this site when looking for some material on this week’s gospel. i fond Fr. Kubicki’s reflections to be thoughtful and to the point. In his conclusion, Fr. Kubicki asks a key question: “Heaven is a gift from our Father- [...]
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The following is from a website called Catholic Resources and is an interesting summary of the parables of Jesus by Felix Just, S.J. Fr. Just, a member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), is Director of Biblical Education at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality. Here is Fr. Just’s take: What [...]
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This week’s gospel starts with this line: Jesus told his disciples this parable: What is a Parable? For the short answer Click here for Wikipedi’s take; For the long of it click here for Catholic Encyclopidia’s encyclopedic viewpoint. And our reading ends with: “Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.” [...]
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