Preaching the news

12 Jul 2015

Preaching the News for Sunday

Confederate flag coming down | Green pope speaks for ecological justice | End-of-life debate just beginning | Greeks seek relief

Confederate flag coming down

The psalmist this Sunday praises justice, which “shall look down from heaven.” Politicians in South Carolina agreed the just thing to do is to remove the Confederate flag from state capitol grounds, voting to do so . . .

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Green pope speaks for ecological justice

Pope Francis shares the humility expressed by the prophet this Sunday, who said, “I was no prophet … I was a shepherd” until God called him. This week Francis returned to his native continent, South America, where he said . . .

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End-of-life debate just beginning

The second reading this Sunday probes the mysteries of divine will and how God reveals it to us. Californians are struggling with the question of whether a “right-to-die” process should be legalized for terminally ill people. . . .

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Greeks seek relief

Jesus gives detailed instructions for the first church evangelization effort in this Sunday’s gospel. Greece asked European partners Wednesday for a new three-year bailout, pledging to make reforms . . .

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Quote of the week

Missionary activity renews the church . . . Faith is strengthened when it is given to others!

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Fact of the week

Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation.

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