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Author Archives: John D Stubbs
“My name is legion”
by Mitch Palmer “Jesus then asked him, ‘What is your name?’ He said, ‘Legion;’ for many demons had entered him.” He called himself Legion but that is not his true name. That is not who he is. It is, rather, … Continue reading
What Really Matters — July 17 2016
Today I think of air Captain Chesley Sullenberger III. Born in 1951 in Denison, Texas, He was a faithful member of his Methodist Church and an excellent student. By January 15 2009 he had been a pilot for 30 years, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Ankara, Aurora, Baton Rouge, Benedict of Nursia, Benedictine, Chesley Sullenberger III, Clint Eastwood, Dallas, Edmond Browning, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, Laura Linney, Mary and Martha, Nice, Parable of the Good Samaritan, Paris, Rule of Benedict, St Paul, Sully, Tom Hanks, Turkey
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Outcasts accept Jesus — Lk 7:36- 8:3 — Sun Jun 12 2016
A central idea in today’s Gospel reading (Lk 7:36-8:3) is that it is the outcast person, or publicly recognized sinful person who accepts Jesus, as he accepts them. The elite people (Simon) do not accept Jesus for who he says … Continue reading
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When Our Divisions Increase, Finding Healing
At this time of the year (May 8) we have the Feast of the Ascension (just past), today’s gospel reading (John 17:20-26) and the Feast of Pentecost coming up next Sunday. So by virtue of the Ascension, all things have … Continue reading
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Tagged LaRose, Louise Erdrich, Nobel Peace Prize, Ojibwe, policing, prison, recidivism, security, suicide
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A Grim Isolation
Last week there was a call to abolish solitary confinement in US prisons, at least for under aged prisoners. Solitary confinement is a very grim kind of isolation, soul destroying The Dutch artist Heironymus Bosch (d. 1516) is remembered in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, divine community, Heironymus Bosch, memra, Sancho Panza, shekinah, solitary confinement
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Bridges… Destroying, or Building
The year 2016 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s writings. He described many remarkable characters – and villains. In Shakespeare’s play King Lear, Edmond is the very picture of cold vengeance and self-interest. By his actions, he destroys personal relationships, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmond, King Lear, Monnica, Patricius, Shakespeare, St Augustine, Staten Island, Tagaste, Terry Troia
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Premonition — Luke 12:1-8
A PREMONITION OF WHAT IS TO COME Many people refer to the last speech by Martin Luther King by the title, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”. It is the speech he gave on the day before his assassination, which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing, assassination, Holy Week, I've Been to the Mountaintop, Longevity, Martin Luther King, Mary, Perfume, Promised Land
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The Feast of the New Creation in Divine Community
Returning to a loving God, or continuing with deep seated rebellion, and wandering alone? One Lenten author wrote this: “I remember a mother coming to talk to me about her drug addicted son. He had been a trial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Cor 5:16-21, drug addiction, Henri Nouwen, Joshua 5:9-12, Lk 15:1-3 & 11-32, opioids, Prodigal Son, Ps 32, Rembrandt, Syrian refugees
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Becoming Free and Fruitful
In our first reading (Exodus 3:1-15) the same God who had met with and made the great covenant with Abraham hundreds of years before (in Genesis chapter 15) now meets with Moses. The epic journey of humans with God, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Chariots of Fire, Detroit, disney, Eric Liddell, George Herbert, Moses, Pharaoh, Prince of Egypt, Scotland, Stephen King
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Rising to What We Can Be — Lk 13:31-35
Lk13v31-35 Lent 2C Ps 27/ Gen 15.1-12, 17-18/ Phil 3.17-4.1/ Lk 13.(22-30) 31-35 RISING TO THE TRUTH OF WHAT WE CAN BE In the news, there is often a recall of vehicles or other products, due to some fault that … Continue reading