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Kindness: Always in Season – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 13
Generously Responding to Kindness Today’s Gospel from Matthew narrates the story of a man who was in debt; he sought and received forgiveness for a large amount, but was unwilling…
Living True Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 6
Mission Commentary How appropriate are these readings in our reality! Mercy, understanding, listening, welcoming, forgiving, loving beyond any measure are all needed in our world today. I came across a…
Searching God’s Will – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 30
Active Discernment Is Essential In today’s short second reading (Romans 12:1-2), one phrase deserves deep reflection as it relates to living a fruitful Christian life. Saint Paul speaks about the…
Exploring Our Identity – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 23
Jesus Asks Probing Questions Today’s Gospel contains two key questions Jesus asked his disciples; there is also an interesting sequence to the questions.First, Jesus, while in the region of Caesarea…
Cultural Cataracts – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 16
Cultural Cataracts Every culture has its blind spots, and cross-cultural mission helps us to see them. My way of making a sandwich, inherited from my U.S., white, middle-class cultural upbringing,…
God’s Quiet Voice – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 9
Listening to God’s Whispers Our first reading today brings us key insights from the prophet Elijah. He lived nine centuries before Christ and is a key figure in Old Testament…
The Kingdom is Here! – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 2
The Kingdom is Here! During my time in Brazil I learned so much about Liberation Theology especially in reading the Gospels. Many of the Latin American theologians were alive then…
Seeking Authentic Treasure – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 26
True Treasure Hunters The parables of Jesus that form today’s Gospel question us on what we claim as our “treasure.” Jesus speaks to us as his disciples, focusing our attention…
All Are Welcome – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 19
All Are Welcome U.S. missionaries meet people from not only unfamiliar, even startling cultural backgrounds when we go abroad, but also from political backgrounds. I remember meeting young members of…
Abundant Fruitfulness – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 12
Producing Rich, Abundant Fruit Surprisingly, the word “fruit” or “fruitful” appears in all today’s scripture passages. For example, the well-known, lengthy Gospel about the four soils challenges everyone to bear…
Come to Me – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 5
Commentary As a Franciscan Sister of the Sacred Heart, I am very inspired by today’s Gospel. How many times I have heard these words of “Come” as well as sung…
Late Arrivals – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 20
Mission Commentary In our chapel communities in Chile, sometimes the leaders or founding families of the community maintain a prestigious role for too long, and do not give it up…