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Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.

Moving Beyond Fear

It can be easy to miss St. Paul’s juxtaposition of fear and divine adoption in today’s first reading. While often a lot of attention is paid to the opposition of…

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God’s Will or Mine?

In today’s reading, we see this attitude on display when he complains that God has spared the city of Nineveh from foretold destruction. Both God and the reader are left with the same question: Why is Jonah so upset?

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Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.

Check Yourself

How we live usually reflects where we place our trust and find our main motivation, and in this the Scriptures encourage us to examine our priorities.

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