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A Light Unto My Path
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Bishop Robert Barron The French philosopher Rene Girard proposed a provocative theory regarding the scapegoating mechanism. During times of crisis, he argued, human communities, by a deep and irrational impulse, seek to … Continue reading
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Wednesday. Holy Week
Word of God Romans 5:6-8,10 We were still helpless when at his appointed moment Christ died for sinful men. It is not easy to die even for a good man-though of course for someone really worthy, a man might be … Continue reading
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Monday Holy Week
Let us bless our God, who saves us by the Passion of his f:17) | Son: R. Praise to you. God our Father! For the agony in the garden through which you take our fears away: R. For the scourging … Continue reading
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“I do nothing of myself”
The relationship of the Father and the Son in the depths of the Trinity is beyond our unaided understanding. This is why the mystery of the Blessed Trinity was not revealed until the Incarnation of the Word, the Only Begotten … Continue reading
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Christ as Wounded
http://ronrolheiser.comhttp://ronrolheiser.comThere is a story told, a legend perhaps, about St. Theresa of Avila. One day the devil appeared to her, disguised as Christ. Theresa wasn’t fooled for even a second. She immediately dismissed him. Before leaving, however, the devil asked … Continue reading
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How Jesus Takes Away the Sin of the World
http://ronrolheiser.com Jesus is the lamb of God who takes the sin of the world! That formula, expressed in various ways, lies at the centre of what we believe about Jesus. What is meant by it? How does his sacrificial giving … Continue reading
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On the Dangers of Defining Ourselves
http://ronrolheiser.comGiven the speed and change in our world today, the oceans of information being given us by the new technologies, the speed with which knowledge now passes through our lives, the increasing specialization and fragmentation inside higher education, and the … Continue reading
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