Sunday Soundbite for February 21, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
February 17, 2021
With the [20th century] renewal of the catechumenate the Church sees Lent as a time of preparation for those to be baptized at Easter, and a time of renewal of baptism for all the rest of us.
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Sunday Soundbite for February 14, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
February 10, 2021
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.
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Sunday Soundbite for February 7, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
February 3, 2021
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.
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Sunday Soundbite for January 31, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
January 27, 2021
When it comes to the word of God, listening is absolutely essential. Jesus is God’s Word enfleshed. Will we listen to him?
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Sunday Soundbite for January 24, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
January 20, 2021
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.
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Sunday Soundbite for January 17, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
January 13, 2021
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?
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