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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Week 2
Two or only One Messiah? The scrolls suggest the Essenes were looking for a returning Aaron as the return of the true High Priest and a returning David as the return of the King. There were other themes of expectation: that a combination priest-king in the order of Melchizedek would return for the final Jubilee… Continue reading
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Something’s Coming
In the 1950s musical West Side Story, the lead character Tony sings a song called “Something’s Coming” which shares the sense of excited expectation we should have on the fourth Sunday of Advent. Tony sings, “Something’s coming, something good. Something’s coming, I don’t know what it is but it’s going to be great.” Here in… Continue reading
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Angels
Helen’s Text/Notes Angels from A dogmatic catechism 1874 – How do you define the Angels ? They are created, spiritual, complete, and intelligent substances. What does the name Angel signify ? A. Angel means messenger; therefore, the name Angel is given to the Celestial Intelligences, not as the proper name of their nature, but as… Continue reading
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Christ is Truly King
The Feast of Christ the King is relatively new, having been instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. The point of the feast is relatively old, for it weighs in on the question of whether or not those who live in the world but do not recognize Jesus as their king are nonetheless his subjects.… Continue reading
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Discerning Caesar
The gospel reading today has much to tell us about discernment. The end, the goal, of discernment is the identification of the best or truest outcome, and the determination to do what is necessary to achieve it. Last week, the parable of the wedding feast was also about discernment. The wedding banquet was not limited… Continue reading
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