Tag: spiritual reading

“So they went off and preached repentance.”

Today’s Scripture readings (now yesterday’s readings thanks to the ebbs and flows of Motherhood) are some of my favorites when it comes to the Judeo-Christian relationship. If you’ve been following along from my reflection on yesterday’s readings, then you will likely notice the readings often build upon one another. This helps to make a clean

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“Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him?”

In certain faith traditions, it’s a custom to follow a liturgical cycle, where the readings from the Scriptures are organized in such a way that helps the reader identify key points and connections between both Testaments. As a student myself, I’ve always appreciated the Daily Roman Missal for just that reason. It makes it easy

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Love Covers Multitudes

When we pray, we speak to God; when we read Scripture, God speaks to us. -Saint Augustine Love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8 I have to confess, I’ve heard this verse probably a multitude of times in my lifetime and never really stopped to appreciate it until recently. Have you

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Today’s Ponder Minute: Was Moses Really Wise?

Have you ever stopped to consider why Wisdom is so often insisted upon by the Apostles and the writers of the Psalms and the Proverbs, and many other Scriptures, as being a necessary gift to patiently endure the journey of faith? Here’s a short list of scriptures you can reference if you’ve yet to discover

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