14 June 2009. Solemnity of the Body and Blood of ChristExodus 24, 3-8; Psalm 116; Heb 9, 11-15; Mark 14, 12-16, 22-26 One comment from Youtube said that Catholics are cannibals because of what we believe about receiving the Body and Blood of Christ. But it is not the first time I heard this comment;Continue reading “The Covenant Relationship”
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Rediscovering What Binds Us
25 May 2008 Solemnity of the Body and Blood of ChristDt 8, 2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147; 1 Cor 10, 16-17; John 6, 51-58 In the second reading, the image of the bread is the image of unity. St. Paul said, “because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for weContinue reading “Rediscovering What Binds Us”
The Resurrection of the Body
11 November 2007 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time2 Mc 7, 1-14; Psalm 17; 2 Thes 2,16 – 3,5; Luke 20, 27-38 The underlying topic of the readings today is the belief in the resurrection of the body. Scriptural texts support this belief: the 3rd Maccabee martyr professed, “It is my choice to die at theContinue reading “The Resurrection of the Body”
As Kingfishers Catch Fire 