‘Historic’ discussion draws on Catholic, Jewish perspectives from biblical narrative BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The two men sitting in the front of Theater No. 1 inside The Maple Theater on Oct. 6 were the reason for the lengthy line outside, as well as the packed seating for more than 300 people. Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff of…
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Reflections on this week’s Sunday Mass readings
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Scripture: Don’t be jealous at God’s gifts to others
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By Jeff Hedglen | Catholic News Service I run a summer service camp called Camp Fort Worth. It has made a significant impact on the lives of teens for about 15 years. Students from a local Catholic high school are regular participants in the camp, while some of their classmates attend another camp called Life…
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Scripture: Feeling the power of the Body of Christ
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By Jeff Hedglen | Catholic News Service In my young adult years, it was such a joy to attend Mass with a group of friends who all participated in the same Bible study. In fact, besides Mass and Bible study, we did pretty much everything together. It was an amazing experience of the Body of…
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Pentecost invites us to renew our spiritual fire
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By Jeff Hensley | Catholic News Service As we approach the beginning of Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith observance this fall, these Pentecost readings take on a fresh significance, perhaps offering us some glimpses of what we ought to be doing to prepare ourselves. Next week’s reading Pentecost Sunday (May 27) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1,…
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Scripture: ‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’
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By Jeff Hensley | Catholic News Service Unlike Abraham, who offered his son Isaac on an altar to God out of obedience with no sense of what this sacrifice of his only son meant, we know that it is a foreshadowing of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Next week’s readings Second Sunday of Lent (March…
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Sept 4: We must renew our minds to conform to God’s will
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By Jean Denton During the last weeks of her daughter’s life, Patty slept with her in her bed. Dorothy, in her early 50s, had been terminally ill for a year, and she finally gave up medical treatment when it became pointless and the side effects unreasonable. With pain medication, though, she sometimes writhed in her…
