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Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Today's parable challenges anyone today with a position of leadership in the church.
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The Gospel passage this week finds Jesus still in the Temple, warning the chief priests and elders that their time is running out.
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‘You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.’ (Mt 20:4)
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Matthew recognized God at work when John drew in sinners and Jesus attracted Gentiles.
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We who trust in God’s grace will discover no limits to our own mercy.
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God is at work enabling the church to reconcile the estranged, to restore ties of affection among people and to pray for the realization of God’s dreams.
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A friend of mine received a set of virtual reality goggles last Christmas and invited me over to try them out. I was not expecting much. When I first tried VR a few years ago, I found the technology clunky and expensive, and the images were about as “real” as scenes from my 1999 version of the game Halo.
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When we try to control our life story, we actually lose our freedom.
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In the spiritual life, insight is the result of faith, not its cause.
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The Canaanite woman’s stubborn prayer is a genuine example of the faith of Israel.