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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Both "Lamb" and "Shepherd"?
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: The Primacy of Peter and of Love: Readings for the Third Sunday of EasterThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | May 03, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaThis week is the Third Sunday of Easter, and our readings highlight the primacy of Peter among the Apostles, and the primacy of love in following Jesus.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: The Sacred Page Blog ^ | March 31, 2016 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaThis coming Sunday is the Second Sunday of the Octave of Easter, also known as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” The theme of God’s mercy runs through the readings. 1.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Readings for Easter DayThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | April 18, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaHoly Mother Church offers us Readings from Scripture this Easter Sunday that comprise an elegant review and statement of the whole Gospel message. In particular, they focus our attention on the Resurrection, the Eucharist, and the relationship between the two. 1.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Jesus and the New Exodus: Readings for the 5th Sunday of LentThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | April 04, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaLent is drawing to a close. This week we celebrate the last Sunday of Lent before the beginning of Passion Week.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Bearing the Fruit of Repentance: Mass Readings for the 3rd Sunday of LentThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | March 21, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaIn this third week of our spiritual journey through Lent, the Scripture readings remind us of what we might call the “Moses stage” of salvation history, and also drive home the theme of repentance during this holy season.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: The New Exodus: Readings for Second Sunday of LentThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | March 15, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaSlavery is not a good thing. God's liberation of the people of Israel from the condition of slavery—an event we call "the Exodus," literally, "the road out"—is one of the most important events and motifs in the whole Bible.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Doing Battle with the Devil: Readings for the First Sunday of LentThe Sacred Page Blog ^ | March 07, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaAt the beginning of Lent, the Church reads to us the account of Jesus doing spiritual combat with the devil in the wilderness, reminding us that Lent is a time of warfare.
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Free RepublicBrowse · SearchReligionTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Who’s Your Role Model?: Readings for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Sacred Page Blog ^ | February 28, 2019 | Dr. John BergsmaPosted on by fidelisBy Dr. John BergsmaSeveral years ago, Charles Barkley, when confronted with the misdeeds of his private life, famously quipped, “I’m not paid to be a role model.
