January 2011
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“So the former demonaic went off and proceeded to proclaim throughout the Ten...”
– Mark 5:20 Lectio, 31 January 2011 
Jan 31st
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“God has given you life in Christ Jesus and has made Jesus our wisdom, our...”
– 1 Corinthians 1:30 Lectio, 30 January 2011
Jan 30th
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“Let us always think how we can stimulate each other to love and good works.”
– Hebrews 10:24
Jan 27th
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Lectio, 25 January 2011
The disciples went forth and preached everywhere. Mark 16:20 
Jan 25th
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Lectio, 20 January 2011
And so I declared, ‘Here I am! I have come!’… I desire to do your will, my God, and your law is written in my heart. Psalm 40:7, 8b 
Jan 20th
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Lectio, 19 January 2011
Jesus looked around at them with anger, for he was deeply grieved that they had closed their hearts so. Mark 3:5
Jan 19th
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Lectio, 18 January 2011
Don’t grow careless, but imitate those who, through faith and perseverance, are inheriting the promises. Hebrews 6:12
Jan 18th
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“Hatred paralyzes life, love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes...”
– [via The Fetzer Institute]
Jan 18th
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T-49 Days and Counting
In today’s Gospel lesson, the Pharisees want to know why Jesus’ disciples don’t have to fast.  And of course, when I hear the word “fast” I immediately start thinking about Lent, and that snowballed into wondering what I will do for my Lenten discipline this year. I’m really not good at Lenten disciplines. Or fasting, for that matter. Right now, I’m...
Jan 18th
“Let me just repeat that sentence because it is powerful: “Their joy evolves from...”
– Don’t let movies and TV taint your view of Catholic sisters and nuns! — A Nun’s Life
Jan 18th
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Lectio, 17 January 2011
Similarly, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If one does, the wine will burst the skins, and both wine and skins will be lost. No, new win is poured into new wineskins. Mark 2:22
Jan 17th
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Lectio, 14 January 2011
The four who carried the invalid were unable to reach Jesus because of the crowd, so they began to open up the roof directly above Jesus. When they had made a hole, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed one was lying. Mark 2:3-4 What’s getting in your way as you try to reach Jesus?
Jan 14th
Lectio, 13 January 2010
Encourage one another daily while it is still “today,” so that no one grows hardened by the deceit of sin. We have become partners in Christ, provided we maintain to the end that confidence with which we began. Hebrews 3:13-14 
Jan 13th
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Lectio, 11 January 2011
The one who makes holy and those who are made holy are all from the One God. And because of this, Jesus is not ashamed to call us sisters and brothers… Hebrews 2:11
Jan 11th
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Lectio, 10 January 2010
The reign of God is at hand! Change your hearts and minds, and believe this Good News. Mark 1:15
Jan 10th
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Lectio, 7 January 2011
Those who believe in this One [Only Begotten God] have this evidence within their hearts. I John 5:10
Jan 7th
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Lectio, 6 January 2011
If you say you love God but hate your sister or brother, you are a liar. For you cannot love God whom you have not seen, if you hate your neighbor, whom you have seen. 1 John 4:21
Jan 6th
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Why Catholicism is good for America [via... →
thanks to @AnneArco for sharing this
Jan 5th
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Lectio, 5 January 2011
There is no fear in love, for perfect love drives out fear. To fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love. I John 4:18
Jan 5th
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Lectio, 4 January 2011
Love, then, consists of this: not that we have loved God, but that God has loved us… if God has loved us so, we must have the same love for one another… God is love… I John 4:10, 11, 16 
Jan 4th
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Lectio, 3 January 2011
We know that God lives in us by the Spirit given to us. 1 John 3:24b
Jan 3rd