Preaching the news

4 Jul 2010

Preaching the News for Sunday

Supreme Court takes aim at gun restrictions | Senator’s passing imperils passage of financial reform | Go and make disciples of all nations . . . again | As waistlines increase, so do health risks

Supreme Court takes aim at gun restrictions

Rejoice with Jerusalem, says the Lord in this Sunday’s reading from the Book of Isaiah, while the psalmist encourages all to “shout joyfully.” Gun-rights advocates rejoiced after a 5-4 United States Supreme Court . . .

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Senator’s passing imperils passage of financial reform

In this Sunday’s gospel the Lord appoints 72 of his followers to go in pairs ahead of him. U.S. Senate Democrats hope that West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin will act quickly to appoint a replacement . . .

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Go and make disciples of all nations . . . again

The psalmist this Sunday enjoins all the earth to “sing praise to the glory of his name.” Citing an erosion of Christian faith in Western Europe . . .

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As waistlines increase, so do health risks

In this Sunday’s reading from the Letter to the Galatians, Saint Paul prays that he will “never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Colorado can boast of having the lowest obesity rate of all states in the country . . .

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Quote of the week

“You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.”

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Fact of the week

After eight years of war and other violence, Iraq's civilians are suffering an epidemic of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses, but the country of 30 million people has only 100 psychiatrists.

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