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The Church’s Mission: Scott Hahn on the 15th Sunday In commissioning the Apostles in today’s Gospel, Jesus gives them, and us, a preview of His Church’s mission after the Resurrection. His instructions to the Twelve echo those of God to the twelve tribes of Israel on the eve of their…

Son of Mary: Scott Hahn on the 14th Sunday As we’ve walked with the Apostles in the Gospels in recent weeks, we’ve witnessed Jesus command the wind and sea, and order a little girl to arise from the dead. But He seems to meet His match in His hometown of…

Arise!: Scott Hahn Reflects on the 13th Sunday God, who formed us in His imperishable image, did not intend for us to die, we hear in today’s First Reading. Death entered the world through the devil’s envy and Adam and Eve’s sin; as a result, we are all bound to…

Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 4! Abortion Amendment to Florida’s Constitution Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 4, the abortion amendment to Florida’s Constitution on the November 2024 ballot. Early voting begins in September! From the Florida Bishops: The Church plays a role in the promotion and attainment of justice and protection of…

Tree of Righteousness: Scott Hahn on the 11th Sunday In the cryptic message of the prophet Ezekiel, long centuries before the Lord’s coming, God gave His people reason to hope. Ezekiel glimpsed a day when the Lord God would place a tree on a mountain in Israel, a tree that…

The Promised One: Scott Hahn Reflects on the 10th Sunday In today’s Gospel Jesus has just been healing and casting out demons in Galilee. Along with the crowds, who flock to Him so that He can’t even take a break to eat, come people who do not understand what He…

Blood of the Covenant: Scott Hahn Reflects on Corpus Christi All of today’s readings are set in the context of the Passover. The First Reading recalls the old covenant celebrated at Sinai following the first Passover and the Exodus. In sprinkling the blood of the covenant on the Israelites, Moses…

Family of Love: Scott Hahn on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity Last Sunday, we celebrated the sending of the Spirit, which sealed God’s new covenant and made a new creation. In this new creation, we live in the family of God, who has revealed himself as a Trinity of…

A New Wind: Scott Hahn on Pentecost Sunday The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth as God’s chosen people in the…

The Good News: Scott Hahn on the Ascension of the Lord In today’s first reading, St. Luke gives the surprising news that there is more of the story to be told. The story did not end with the empty tomb, or with Jesus’ appearances to the Apostles over the course…