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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Year B – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Religious Traditions to Religious Spirituality Some of the recent, popular books in the study of religion include, Why God Won’t Go Away?, God is Back, and A New Religious America. What these books suggest is that secularism as a … Continue reading
Posted in 2020-2021, Fr. Franco Pereira SDB, Ordinary Time II, YEAR B
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Year B – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
You have the message of eternal life, and we believe! (Jn 6:69) With today’s gospel reading we conclude the five weeks of reflection on the Bread of Life from John 6. This conclusion offers a mixed sense of reaction to … Continue reading
Posted in 2020-2021, Fr. Franco Pereira SDB, Ordinary Time I, YEAR B
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Year B – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY What is common in the Mass readings today is “movement.” In the first reading (Day Mass) we see a mother about to give birth: there is movement from the womb into the world. Another movement is … Continue reading
Posted in 2020-2021, Fr. Franco Pereira SDB, Ordinary Time II, YEAR B
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Year B – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“The bread … for the life of the world” (Jn 6:51) Some years back, I was staying at the Salesian community in Florence, Italy, for a few weeks. Florence is known for its art and architecture. Following that great tradition, … Continue reading
Posted in 2020-2021, Fr. Franco Pereira SDB, Ordinary Time II, YEAR B
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