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Richard Gribble

... belief and trust were rewarded with the renewed health of his son. Jesus' action is more than a miracle; it is an act of hope. John says that Jesus realized that the people of Galilee would not esteem him. Yet, the Lord returned to the area of his childhood in ... great. For many it is easier to eliminate the source of challenge, rather than subject themselves to change. Like Gandhi, King and Romero, Jesus was one who challenged the system and the peoples of his day. The First Reading from the Book of Wisdom ...

2. Buying Swamp Land For God

Jeremiah 32:1-44

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Robert P. Hines

... a farmer in order to speak the Word of God, a word of judgment, against the northern kingdom of Israel? Peter, Andrew, James, and John gave up their lives as fishermen in order to follow Jesus, a decision that changed their lives in the most dramatic manner. I' ... He spoke out. He preached about justice and love. He called for reform. They couldn't shut him up. So they killed him. Romero was assassinated as he was celebrating the Lord's Supper. His behavior may have been foolish, but he felt called to oppose ...

3. The Unsilenced Voice

Mark 6:14-29

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Kristin Borsgard Wee

... forces. He won the love of the people and the hatred of those in power. He was gunned down on a Sunday, while elevating the host at the altar of the cathedral. Instantly, Romero became an unstoppable spiritual force in the hearts of the Salvadoran people and a symbol of freedom and justice around the world. The story of the beheading of John makes it crystal clear that God's work is risky. When you do it, don't expect accolades or success. When you speak the truth to the powerful there may be a bitter ...

4. Contemporary Prophets Speak the Truth

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Richard Gribble

... of San Francisco across the bay. The disaster destroyed the plant of the Morning Telegraph, necessitating John Day and his family to move again. They settled in Chicago where John rented a drab six-room flat above a tavern on the south side. When he ... people who have been shining examples of contemporary prophets. She, along with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, and the combination of Nelson Mandela and F. W. DeKlerk in South Africa, proclaimed a message that was ...

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John R. Bodo

... finality of death. "Lord," Thomas burst forth at the Last Supper, "we do not know where you are going: how can we know the way?" (John 14:5). But what Thomas really meant to say was: "Lord, I know where you are going. You are going to your death, and I ... , it is simply not worth living. But it is! Dietrich Bonhoeffer would tell you so. Martin Luther King would tell you so. Archbishop Romero of El Salvador, gunned down in front of the altar for standing up for the poor, would tell you so. They all knew, they ...

6. Blazing a Path to Christ

Mark 1:1-8

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Richard Gribble

... Jesus, so that others might follow his lead and discover the salvation that the Lord's message and salvific death would bring to the people. John understood his place. As he states, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me: I am not worthy to stoop down ... would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. In the late 1970s, Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador heard the cry of the poor in his land and acted to bring hope and justice to a society dominated ...

7. The King's Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

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William E. Keeney

... exist elsewhere in the Gospels. A feast figures as an expression elsewhere in the New Testament. John uses Jesus' participation in the wedding at Cana as a frontice piece for his gospel (John 2:1-11). Jesus was known and criticized for his feasting with sinners and tax ... do you validate who is an authentic messenger? Does the assassination of persons such as Martin Luther King, Jr., or Oscar Romero in El Salvador show that we still slaughter the bearers of God's invitation to the wedding feast? Some thought ...

8. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

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King Duncan

... ? Or the meaning of the lives of all those who have died to say he lives, from the apostles to, say, Archbishop Romero. Maybe they were all fools or charlatans?" (2) Powerful response. Father Berrigan and Billy Graham probably would not agree on many things ... world has? That is why we must let the world know about Jesus. That is why we need to carry on the work of Simeon and John the Baptist and proclaim that he is the Christ. Not because of his appearance. Not even because of what he taught though he was the ...

9. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14

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Paul W. F. Harms

... the case. We are not alone. It was true of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pastor Hernandez, and Bishop Romero who was assassinated as he celebrated the Eucharist. It is true for Bishop Desmond Tutu and Dean T. Simon Farisani and Pastor ... Daniel and Shadrach and Meshach and Abednego. If I was faithful then, will I not be faithful now? I was with James and Peter and John. If I was faithful then, will I not be faithful now? I was with the Luthers and the Calvins and the Bonhoeffers. If I ...

10. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:1-14

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11. Worthy of God

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

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Rick Brand

... D. T. Niles in India, and about Saint Patrick in Ireland. To know the stories of Dorothy Day in New York City and Oscar Romero in Latin America is to have examples of what it means to lead lives worthy of the God who calls you into his own ... ways that are fitting and becoming to the gift. There is an important Tuesday in November; it is Election Day. In 2002, Senator John Edwards may have been the only politician on television telling the truth in his campaign aids. Senator Edwards of North Carolina was ...

12. Leading the Way

Mark 1:1-8

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Richard Gribble

... would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. In the late 1970s, Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador heard the cry of the poor in his land and acted to bring hope and justice to a society dominated by ... history is replete with examples of contemporary prophets, but are we listening to their collective voice and finding the path they have blazed? John the Baptist pointed the way to Jesus, serving as a prophet for the people of his day. Let us, in whatever capacity God ...

13. When God Comes with a Blessing

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

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John P. Jewell

With this fourth Sunday in Advent, we have arrived at the dawn of another Christmas Eve. It is almost mind boggling to realize that we stand at the beginning of the third millennium since the good news of God's blessing the world through the Christ child was proclaimed. Yet, the words of the angel Gabriel, Elizabeth and Mary continue to stir the hearts of Christian people around the world today as they have for countless generations. Though ancient, these words come to us with the newness of a fresh ...

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