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32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Year A
November 12, 2023
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Are We There Yet?

Our family car was half way to Colorado and I was about six or seven and I clearly remember asking my mother that famous, time-honored question, “Mommy, are we there yet?”

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Things Hidden from the Learned and the Clever

I have long been haunted by a saying of Jesus that, often times, the deep secrets of life and of faith are hidden from the learned and the clever and revealed instead to children.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

The Foolish

What would have happened if the foolish women had not risked missing the Lord by going after the oil they wanted but had just waited for him instead, without oil?

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Be Watchful, Be Ready

When will we get the wisdom to place the one true God ahead of our petty gods of power, possessions, and pleasure?

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Ready?

When you watch for God in your life do you sometimes “doze off”?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

Inlet

The sea

containing supporting

embracing and holding life

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