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The Good Word
John W. Martens
I must admit that I do not know much about St Clare whose Memorial we celebrate today though I had the distinct joy of spending a January day wandering with my wife and youngest son through Assissi in 2008 and learning something about St Francis and St Clare I have only the knowledge I gained
The Good Word
John J. Kilgallen
The Gospel section chosen for this Sunday is John 6 41-51 and is a continuation of the revelation Jesus had already given when he identified himself as the bread of life and the bread come down from heaven nbsp The passage of his speech which we read now is made up of two distinct parts nbsp
The Good Word
John W. Martens
Some passages seem to need so much commentary to enter into their complex recesses to pull out hidden guidance while others seem to hide their wisdom in plain view shimmering on the surface Let s try this one as a test case All bitterness fury anger shouting and revilingmust be removed from
The Good Word
John W. Martens
I always remember the Feast of the Transfiguration for my oldest child was born on August 6 1988 August 6 the date on which we celebrate the Transfiguration became the date that my life was changed I became a parent In many ways of course there is no comparison between my experience which
The Good Word
John J. Kilgallen
The evangelists have recorded many of the remarkable things Jesus did in his public life they are astounding for their powers and revealing about about Jesus being and nbsp about his empathy with and sympathy for others nbsp Jesus miracles and teaching are considered by the evangelists as nothi
The Good Word
John J. Kilgallen
Jesus had just worked a miracle feeding nbsp over 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish nbsp Because of this the crowd followed him till it caught up with him in Capernaum nbsp Jesus initial remark to them seek the bread that does not corrupt but remains unendingly the bread which the son o