10th Sunday of Matthew Last week, we saw Peter fail his “test of faith.” This week, we see the disciples fail. A “moon-struck” man is brought to Jesus only because the disciples couldn’t heal him. By a word, Jesus heals
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The Lunatic and Faith
A Storm of “Trust”
9th Sunday of Matthew Over the past few Sundays, we’ve seen how the gospel is good news for everyone, of every background. Then, last week, we saw how the disciples are tasked with “feeding” the people with “spiritual bread,” that
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8th Sunday of Matthew Today’s Gospel message finds Jesus in the desert with a large crowd of people, who are hungry. But this doesn’t stop Jesus from making this desert a “garden full of food.” After asking his disciples to
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Yesterday, we celebrated one of the major feast days of the Church, the Transfiguration of Christ. Behold Christ’s Transfiguration In this feast, we see Jesus ascend Mt. Tabor and shine as brilliantly as the sun. Surrounding him are the Prophets
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7th Sunday of Matthew In today’s gospel lesson, Jesus encounters two blind men who ask for his mercy. As we saw, from the last two Sundays, Jesus is making it a point to show that God’s community and mercy is
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