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Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Second Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Michael Simone, S.J.
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FaithThe Word
The strategic vision of Jesus as leader was not a plan of invasion but rather the conquest of death itself.
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FaithThe Word
Christ’s delay is part of God’s plan; it gives Christians time to preach the Gospel to everyone who will listen.
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FaithThe Word
Christ’s disciples must continue to seek out the company of sinners, even great sinners, for many of these are on the threshold of conversion
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FaithThe Word
Jesus teaches in this Sunday’s Gospel that every one of us lives a life of eternal consequence.
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FaithThe Word
This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.
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FaithThe Word
Disciples who can see with Christ’s eyes will find unlimited opportunities to repair the world
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FaithThe Word
Discipleship requires action and conversion, the engagement of both hands and heart.
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FaithThe Word
The Gospel warns against a mistake disciples can make: treating salvation as an entitlement.
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FaithThe Word
We disciples must live out the “great reversal” in our daily lives.