Sunday

15 Apr 2018

Third Sunday of Easter, Cycle B Click here for all content for this cycle Third Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19  Peter continues the proclamation of Easter with signs and wonders.

Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9  The Lord works wonders for those who are faithful.

1 John 2:1-5a  Knowledge of Christ is revealed in deed and not just in creed.

Luke 24:35-48  The Risen One is no ghost, but the God of flesh and bones.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

In today’s readings we hear of how we come to love. Repentance, conversion, and forgiveness—these experiences are met by God’s love and lead us to return that love to God and others.

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Exploring the word

The God of flesh and bones

Maybe one of the biggest problems we have with religion is that the whole business is far too “spiritual.” When something important to us can’t even be held in our hands, we begin to doubt how crucial it is.

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In other words

The Sunday gospel in everyday English

Then the two went over everything that happened on the road and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

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Homily stories

Go the distance

I love India’s “Bollywood” movies. One of the many fascinating things about them is the prevalence of “kind Christian” tropes, which is curious given that only 2 percent of the population there is Christian. In Bollywood movies, if a character has broken up with her boyfriend or had a fight with her parents, all she has to do is sit on a park bench and a nun will appear out of nowhere and comfort her.

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Homily stories

Haven't we met before?

Some people are born with the knack of putting names and faces together and never forgetting that connection. That is a real blessing to have in life. It endears you to people instantly and can also be an effective tool in business and politics.

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Homily stories

The word at work: Watch how others eat

Business lunches are not what they used to be, and even power breakfasts are waning, but meeting face-to-face and sharing a meal with someone with whom you’re interested in doing business is still a good idea

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Homily stories

The word at home: Our God has wounds

When the kids were little, if they fell down and hurt themselves, they would usually run to my wife or me to show us their “boo-boo.” And we would swoop them up in hugs and kisses and tend to their bruised egos as well as their skinned knees.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

We turn to God to ask for the forgiveness God has promised us.

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Quotes

Just as the sight of the risen Christ helped the disciples to believe in the church that was to follow, so the spectacle of the same church helps to confirm our faith in the Resurrection of Christ.

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