Sunday Soundbites
Sunday Soundbite for June 12, 2022
Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will teach us what we need to know. He says the Spirit works in union with Jesus and with the Father. There is consolation in those words for us as we face the fears and questions of our time in the Church and in the world.
Sunday Soundbite for June 5, 2022
The dramatic story of the descent of the Holy Spirit tells us how the Holy Spirit can break down walls we may put up between peoples, races, and cultures. What we see as obstacles, the Spirit can use to create ...
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Sunday Soundbite for May 29, 2022
At the Last Supper the Lord prays for those who will have to be “in the world.” They are one with Jesus and with the Father. They can expect that the world will not accept them, even as they witness ...
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Sunday Soundbite for May 26, 2022
The Gospel version of Jesus' ascension evokes the past. We hear Jesus explain how it was prophesied that he would suffer. In Acts, his words point to the future--to the commissioning of his apostles as witnesses through the power of ...
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Sunday Soundbite for May 29, 2022
Today we hear Luke's two versions of the Ascension of Jesus, one from his Gospel, the other from his Acts of the Apostles. As you might expect, the two accounts have some differences. These differences remind us that these accounts ...
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Sunday Soundbite for May 22, 2022
Jesus assured his followers that he will send “the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,” who will teach them and remind them of all Jesus told them. In effect, Jesus is promising that the Church can always rely on the Spirit to ...
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Sunday Soundbite for May 15, 2022
The New Testament Book of Revelation is puzzling with its strange descriptions and symbolism. Many readers misunderstand its purpose and try to find involved, often convoluted references to specific events in our own time or the future. But much of ...
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