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The Gospel story of the healing of the leper is full of emotion. The man is invited to re-connect with the community, signaling the end of his isolation. The power at work in Jesus cannot be kept secret.
If we read more of the Book of Job than today’s passage, we discover that it doesn’t try to resolve the question of human suffering. Rather it ends by bringing us face to face with the very mystery of God.
When it comes to the word of God, listening is absolutely essential. Jesus is God’s Word enfleshed. Will we listen to him?
Scripture scholars see the story of Jonah as a kind of folk tale—short on history but long on spiritual truth: God calls each of us.
Today’s Gospel depicts the effectiveness of word of mouth in spreading the news about Jesus. What might we tell others about Jesus? How has he changed our lives?
As the liturgical season of Christmas ends today, we begin to reflect on a weekly basis on what it means to live the Good News that Jesus Christ has been revealed as Son of God.
Mary’s prominent place in the Gospel story leads us to believe that from its earliest days the Church recognized how Mary continued to glorify God in all she did.
