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Scriptures
I look at her with awethis woman of great couragein the darkest night of her lifeshe continues to believe and to hopein a God of mercyin a God faithful to his promises.
Scriptures
Massah and Meribah (Exodus 15:22-26)is the place of testing and contention. Israel has just been saved from the Egyptians by passage through the Red Sea. In the desert, they experience the absence of water that they did not lack in ...
Striking Water From The Rock
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BEC, Bible Apostolate, Ministry, Scriptures
Mark 10:17-31 is the gospel reading for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Below is an outline of the text based on the sentence flow found here.
Outlining a Bible Passage II: Mark 10:17-31
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Scriptures
How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord, God of Hosts Even the sparrow finds a home."Our hearts were made for thee, O God" writes St. Augustine. "And they remain restless until they rest in Thee." Psalm 84 ...
They Are Happy Who Dwell In Your House…
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BEC, Bible Apostolate, Ministry, Scriptures
An outline of a bible passage is a summary for the close reading you make of a passage when you make a sentence flow of it. A well-made outline can serve one a lot of purposes later on, especially ...
Outlining A Bible Passage IV: Working on Themes
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Scriptures
Lazarus was only a sign of what the Savior of the world, the Resurrection and the Life, would do for all humanity.
On the Raising of Lazarus
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Scriptures, Software
The Congregation for the Clergy provides a bible study software for those who would like to read the Scriptures with the mind of the Church. Apart from making available the Scriptures in different languages both classical (Hebrew, ...
Biblia Clerus
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Scriptures
I finally got my copy of the New American Bible Revised Edition. Since the New Missal approved for English masses in the Philippines is now available, I thought that maybe even the NAB Re is now ...
I Finally Got It!
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Scriptures
The parable of Dives and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 has been used especially as an illustration for social sin. Indeed, it is a passage that should make Christians reflect on the consequences of a life that is uncaring and inattentive ...
Dives and Lazarus
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Scriptures
There is hardly anything to add to what we know about the parable of the prodigal son, I guess. The parable and its immediate context appears a number of times in the mass lectionary.. Apart ...
Interiority, Memory and Return
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BEC, Catechism, Scriptures
I was going through my old blog posts at the Bible Workshop and found one about seminar held in 2008 for a group of future BEC leaders. The seminar was based on Matthew 13 and the modules revolved around ...
Ten Words from Matthew 13
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Scriptures
Who would ever thought that a parish formation program can be derived from a short passage from Micah? Here is a reflection on Mic. 6:8 shared to me by email by Mr. Eli Lademora, one of the trainers of Scripture ...
A Pastoral Reflection on Micah 6:8
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BEC, Scriptures, Theology
I think it was Carlos Mesters (was it from the book “Fiori senza difesa”?) who made me realize that the BEC is the place where the Spiritual senses of the Scriptures unlocked, discovered and lived. But in the schema he ...
