Sunday Soundbites
Sunday Soundbite for May 8, 2022
Today when we hear the exciting adventures of Paul and Barnabas in the reading from the “Acts of the Apostles” we may wonder: How can we answer the call from Jesus to “go out and preach to all nations”? One way is to support missionaries we may know personally by our prayers and financial help.
Sunday Soundbite for May 1, 2022
Christians down through the ages have come to recognize the risen Christ in their midst as the Scriptures are proclaimed and the Eucharistic meal is shared. What we are celebrating in this Easter Season--the Paschal sacrifice of Christ, his dying ...
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Sunday Soundbite for April 24, 2022
Today's Easter story is specifically directed at us--those who would come to believe in Jesus down through the ages. We are part of a community of faith--a living legacy passed on from generation to generation, and often given at great ...
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Sunday Soundbite for April 17, 2022
In his essay, J.R.R. Tolkien pays tribute to the power of the Christian proclamation. He notes that there is no other story which so many skeptics “have accepted as true on its own merits.” Our Easter Gospel is a story of ...
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Sunday Soundbite for April 10, 2022
Luke remains consistent to the characteristics he’s highlighted all through his Gospel. He especially depicts Jesus’ concern for those on the margins of society--shown as the Lord heals in the Garden, comforts the weeping women, forgives his executioners, and welcomes ...
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Sunday Soundbite for April 3, 2022
The knowledge and perspective we bring to any experience determines how we feel about that experience. Lent is a time to alter our way of looking at ourselves and our world. What surprises await us this week as we re-orient ...
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Sunday Soundbite for March 27, 2022
The Gospel story today is the familiar one of the prodigal son, better titled “The Father Who Couldn’t Forget.” There our God is portrayed as the parent who waited day after day for his errant child to return.
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