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The Eucharist as Washing Each Other’s Feet
In his rather provocative, though always interesting, autobiography, Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt tells of a confession he once made as a young boy in Limerick, Ireland. His mother had just
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The Eucharist as Reconciliation
Few persons have understood the Eucharist as deeply as St. Augustine. His homilies on it are precious, particularly those he delivered to newly baptized adults who were receiving the Eucharist
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The Eucharist as Sacrifice
Once upon a time there was a Rabbi. Whenever he wanted God’s presence, he went to a special place in the woods, lit a fire, said some prayers, and did
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Eucharist as New Manna
A friend of mine, an alcoholic in recovery, likes to explain the dynamics of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting this way: “It’s funny, the meetings are always the same, the exact
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The Eucharist as Molding us into Community
There is a story told about a Jewish farmer who, because he was carelessness, had to spend a Sabbath day in his field. Preoccupied with his work, he had let
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Eucharist as God’s Physical Embrace
There’s a story told of a young Jewish boy named Mortakai who refused to go to school. When he was six years old, his mother took him to school, but
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Love of Enemy as the Text of Orthodoxy
In a recent issue of AMERICA magazine, John Donahue makes this comment: “Virtually no Christian group has adopted Jesus’ teaching on love of enemy as the critical test of orthodoxy.
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Affective Prayer
One of the classic definitions of prayer tells us that prayer is raising mind and heart to God. In essence, that says it all. The problem is that often we
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The Tension Between Theology and Piety
Ten years ago, I spent six months on sabbatical at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. During that time, I lived at our Oblate parish in inner-city Oakland. It was
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In Praise of Silence
Many of us could use more silence in our lives. I say this cautiously because the place of silence within a healthy spirituality isn’t easy to specify. We have an