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December 12, 2021

Third Sunday of Advent

Carmen M.

Nanko-Fernández

Fiestas are not escapes from daily misery, but necessary acts of resistance to suffering, acts of re-membering and restoration en lo cotidiano.

Carmen M.

Nanko-Fernández

Fiestas are not escapes from daily misery, but necessary acts of resistance to suffering, acts of re-membering and restoration en lo cotidiano.
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December 8, 2021

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Catherine

Mooney, Ph.D.

...human creation, with all its ills, can somehow return to paradise, can become – must become – a place of harmony, love, and abundant life for all.

Catherine

Mooney, Ph.D.

...human creation, with all its ills, can somehow return to paradise, can become – must become – a place of harmony, love, and abundant life for all.
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December 5, 2021

Second Sunday of Advent

Mary Ellen

Green, OP

It’s construction time, folks, and we have to get going. Something’s happening. Someone’s coming into our lives and we’ll never be the same.

Mary Ellen

Green, OP

It’s construction time, folks, and we have to get going. Something’s happening. Someone’s coming into our lives and we’ll never be the same.
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November 28, 2021

First Sunday of Advent

Crista

Carrick Mahoney

Even in our tiredness, we can meet the world as it is with a posture of openness that will help wake us up and participate in the hope, peace, joy and love of this holy season of preparation.

Crista

Carrick Mahoney

Even in our tiredness, we can meet the world as it is with a posture of openness that will help wake us up and participate in the hope, peace, joy and love of this holy season of preparation.
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November 21, 2021

Solemnity of Christ the King

Jordan

Denari Duffner

Contrary to the notions of my Catholic school upbringing, I no longer envision Jesus’ kingdom as a place inhabited only by Christians. Instead, it’s populated by many of my Muslim friends and so many others—whether religious or not—whose lives contribute to the gradual building of a more compassionate, more just world.

Jordan

Denari Duffner

Contrary to the notions of my Catholic school upbringing, I no longer envision Jesus’ kingdom as a place inhabited only by Christians. Instead, it’s populated by many of my Muslim friends and so many others—whether religious or not—whose lives contribute to the gradual building of a more compassionate, more just world.
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November 14, 2021

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Christa

Parra, IBVM

We are God’s beloved ones, God’s darlins’, called to “stand by” one another knowing that God always “stands by” us.

Christa

Parra, IBVM

We are God’s beloved ones, God’s darlins’, called to “stand by” one another knowing that God always “stands by” us.
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November 7, 2021

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Phyllis

Zagano

You do not need to be a cleric or a teacher of the law or a millionaire to belong to the people of God. You are the people of God.

Phyllis

Zagano

You do not need to be a cleric or a teacher of the law or a millionaire to belong to the people of God. You are the people of God.
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November 1, 2021

Solemnity of All Saints

Yunuen

Trujillo

How can we know the Saints fully, if we don’t recognize those saints who are unknown, who come from sections of the population we consider “less than.”

Yunuen

Trujillo

How can we know the Saints fully, if we don’t recognize those saints who are unknown, who come from sections of the population we consider “less than.”
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October 31, 2021

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Simone

Campbell, SSS

Let us have space for those who disagree and find our connections before the Divine together in a love that overflows all bounds.

Simone

Campbell, SSS

Let us have space for those who disagree and find our connections before the Divine together in a love that overflows all bounds.
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October 24, 2021

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Allison

Connelly-Vetter

Our sacred texts both create and reflect the world as we know it, and today, our texts remind us of our new and ancient call to be in right relationship with disabled people and all God’s creation.

Allison

Connelly-Vetter

Our sacred texts both create and reflect the world as we know it, and today, our texts remind us of our new and ancient call to be in right relationship with disabled people and all God’s creation.
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October 17, 2021

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jocelyn A.

Sideco

His death, our own dying of our selves or our systems that oppress, can and does something. It LITERALLY liberates others.

Jocelyn A.

Sideco

His death, our own dying of our selves or our systems that oppress, can and does something. It LITERALLY liberates others.
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October 10, 2021

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Karen

Gargamelli-McCreight

Pray for “wisdom”, that you may recognize and seek life’s true treasures: community, biodiversity, clean water, being an honest person, making music, dancing, laughter, reparations, mutual aid, wholeness, art, friendship.

Karen

Gargamelli-McCreight

Pray for “wisdom”, that you may recognize and seek life’s true treasures: community, biodiversity, clean water, being an honest person, making music, dancing, laughter, reparations, mutual aid, wholeness, art, friendship.
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October 3, 2021

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sarah Attwood

Otto

Today’s readings make clear that our joy, as well as our salvation, is to be found in welcoming and being in relationship with each other.

Sarah Attwood

Otto

Today’s readings make clear that our joy, as well as our salvation, is to be found in welcoming and being in relationship with each other.
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September 26, 2021

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jacqui

Rémond

Are we willing to change lifestyles so that we stop participating in systems that constantly fragment God’s interconnected creation and make real our commitment to God’s gift of life here on Earth?

Jacqui

Rémond

Are we willing to change lifestyles so that we stop participating in systems that constantly fragment God’s interconnected creation and make real our commitment to God’s gift of life here on Earth?
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September 19, 2021

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rose Marie

Berger

Today, all of us are living in a Great Transformation. The old is falling away. A new center is emerging. Let us draw one another close and find new ways of building that put Jesus’ foundational people at our center.

Rose Marie

Berger

Today, all of us are living in a Great Transformation. The old is falling away. A new center is emerging. Let us draw one another close and find new ways of building that put Jesus’ foundational people at our center.
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