Bound in Love

Man and Wife, Claimed by Christ, Bound in Love, Stumbling toward Heaven

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  • 17 out of 100

    When I was a freshman in college, I took Calculus II because in high school I had earned college credit for the first part of Calculus. And I was doing great in that class until we got to something called Taylor series. And for some reason, my brain hit a brick wall and I could Continue reading

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  • The Coming Day of Judgment

    You may have noticed the serious tone of the gospels we have been reading for about a month. We had the unfaithful stewards, who neglected their duties and tried to get the master’s vineyard for their own. And there was a day of judgment in that story. And we had the story of the wedding Continue reading

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  • Whose Image is on the coin? On you?

    In the Old Testament reading, we meet Cyrus the Great, who was king of the Persian empire. Through the prophet Isaiah, God tells Cyrus that all his power came from the God of the Israelites even though Cyrus did not acknowledge the Lord. In the Gospel reading, we hear of a challenge presented to Jesus Continue reading

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  • The parable of the laborers

    Last week’s reading from the Gospel was about the mercy of the king, and this week’s seems to be about justice. Last week, the debtor who received mercy from the king could not extend mercy to somebody in his debt. This week, the laborers agree on a just wage with the landowner at the start Continue reading

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  • Tweeting the Parable of the Laborers

    The defining characteristic of the social media tool Twitter is the 140 character length limitation. Twitter started on cell phones, and the old messaging systems would only accept 140 characters. Most of what we like and don’t like about Twitter is due to this size constraint. The 4pm Saturday Vigil Mass is very much like Continue reading

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  • I AM – the North Star

    In the days before Google Maps, kids would learn how to navigate using the stars. You had to find the North Pole Star, and from that you could figure out which direction was the one you wanted to go. The neat thing about the North Star was that it never moved. But, of course, you Continue reading

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