Reflections for

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 19, 2016

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and 43; (Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28;) Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

Cover Story

Body language

Jan 16, 2002 by Stephanie Paulsell

In baptism, we are not only bathed but also clothed. “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ,” writes Paul in his Letter to the Galatians.

Living by the Word

A howl of despair

Sunday, June 24

Psalm 42

Jun 06, 2001 by Peter S. Hawkins

The Psalms have always functioned as a book of common prayer. But there is also a long history of turning to the Psalter as a sourcebook for poetry. It is not difficult to see why. Many of the psalms foreground the act of speech or song—the activity of utterance itself—as the chief end of everything that has breath.

Living by the Word

Stay and follow

Psalm 22: 19-28
Luke 8: 26-39

Jun 03, 1998 by Mary W. Anderson

He was buried alive, this man of the Gerasenes. He was alive, but he lived in a graveyard among the tombs. Modern interpreters tell us that the people possessed by demons in the Gospels probably suffered from forms of mental illness.

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