Posts by Sister Veronica Schueler, F.S.E.
Give Me Ten Good Ones
Sodom and Gomorrah Today’s first reading gives the familiar story of Abraham’s negotiation with God on behalf of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. God’s representatives have just visited Abraham and given him the unexpected news that he and his wife Sarah will have a son within the year. Now God turns to addressing the…
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A Troubling Situation The Gospel reading for today tells of Jesus cursing a fig tree on which he could find no fruit. St. Mark makes a point of noting that there were no figs on the tree because ‘it was not the time for figs,” making it clear that the reason for the lack of…
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