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Victor M. Cancino, S.J., lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor of St. Ignatius Mission. He received his licentiate in sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
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October 27, 2024, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings highlight the “throng” guided by the hand of the Lord. It turns out that the most vulnerable are ready for the journey. Who, however, will lead them? Who will walk with them?
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October 20, 2024, the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Making sense of violence is precisely where the reflection for the readings on this Sunday begins.
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October 13, 2024, the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: A common theme in Scripture is the promise that all things will eventually come to light. What is misunderstood today will be revealed with time.
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October 6, 2024, the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Somewhere in the background of today’s passages hides the sacramental analogy that refers to the church as bride and Christ as her groom.
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September 29, 2024, the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: If good is being done in faith, then this becomes the critical measure to celebrate God’s power at work within the community of believers.
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September 22, 2024, the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: "The way, according to the Gospel, is one of integrity."
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September 15, 2024, the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: May we all mature in our faith, regardless of what lies ahead.
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September 8, 2024, the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: For a second Sunday in a row the readings reveal a deep concern for the poor ones in our midst.
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September 1, 2024, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: May our worship, understanding of law and sense of freedom never drift too far from the theological option for the poor, as it holds true within the Letter of James.
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August 25, 2024, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: After five Sundays in a row, the bread of life discourse from the Gospel of John reaches its anticlimactic close.