Preaching the news

26 Jun 2011

Preaching the News for Sunday

Supreme Court rules Wal-Mart suit is not a class act | Sudan borders on division | iPod enshrined as tour guide | Time to draw down drawn-out war in Afghanistan | Oceans away?

Supreme Court rules Wal-Mart suit is not a class act

In the reading for this Sunday’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Saint Paul speaks of our mystical communion with Christ and one another. Throwing out the largest class-action employment discrimination case in the nation’s history, . . .

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Sudan borders on division

The psalmist this Sunday encourages the people of Jerusalem to praise the Lord who “has granted peace in your borders.” Leaders from north and south Sudan signed an agreement Monday . . .

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iPod enshrined as tour guide

In this Sunday’s first reading Moses reminds the people that their lives depend on “every word that comes forth from the mouth of Lord.” When viewing the great churches of Christendom, visitors have . . .

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Time to draw down drawn-out war in Afghanistan

This Sunday’s gospel tells us that Jesus’ listeners “quarreled among themselves” as they tried to understand that his flesh was “living bread.” President Obama’s Wednesday evening White House speech to the nation is not likely . . .

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Oceans away?

The divine word have been entrusted to Israel as a blessing, the psalmist reminds the people this Sunday. From the moment God first separated land from sea and entrusted the oceans to humanity . . .

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Quote of the week

“ICANN has opened the Internet's naming system to unleash the global human imagination. We hope this allows the domain name system to better serve all of mankind."

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Fact of the week

Each American uses, and throws out, an average of 500 plastic bags a year.

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