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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Dec 18, 20211 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - A Prayer
As we come once more to the Christmas mystery, we can appreciate St. Joseph more deeply through the Year of Joseph now concluding. The...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Nov 23, 20212 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - Intercessor and Model
Why do Catholics venerate the saints? It is a common question for those who are unfamiliar with devotions and statues, medals and icons....
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Oct 20, 20212 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - A Father in the Shadows II
The previous entry spoke of Joseph’s “chaste love” for Mary and Jesus in categories that go beyond the physical manifestations of love...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Sep 20, 20212 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - A Father in the Shadows I
Pope Francis cites a book by the Polish writer Jan Dobraczynski, The Shadow of the Father, telling Joseph’s story in the form of a novel....
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 53
LIII. Beyond the wine that is the fruit of the vine, as seen at Cana, Jesus also gives Himself the title of the True Vine. This too has...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 52
LII. A second image used by John is the combination of the vine and its product, wine. While bread and oil are also common Old Testament...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 20, 20212 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - A Working Father
Matthew 13:55 says of Jesus: “Is this not the carpenter’s son?” The work translated as carpenter is tekton in Greek, which can designate...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 51
LI. The Pope next explores the principal images used by John’s Gospel. First is water, the primordial element of life. Water can be a...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 50
L. The Pope provides some insight into the underlying structures of John’s Gospel – overarching themes that situate the particular...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 49
XLIX. To call John’s Gospel historical does not mean that every word of Jesus’ discourses is presented as an accurate and word-for-word...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 48
XLVIII. Later and more objective study finds John’s Gospel rooted in actual events, even if told in a unique style by John. It is evident...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jul 26, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 47
XLVII. In Chapter Eight of Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict turns to John’s Gospel. Most of what he has presented thus far is from the...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 46
XLVI. As noted, several of the Psalms wrestle with the injustice we encounter in a fallen world: that those who rely on earthly wealth...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jul 16, 20211 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - Creative Courage
Pope Francis uses the phrase “creative courage” to describe Joseph’s trusting obedience. By this he means that while Joseph was presented...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 45
XLV. Pope Benedict next considers a third major parable in Luke: the Rich Man and Lazarus. Here too the story is well known to us, with...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 44
XLIV. Pope Benedict now turns to the older brother in the “Prodigal Son” story, or again, better labeled “The Parable of the Two...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 43
XLIII. Continuing with the parable of the Two Brothers, the younger son “went into himself,” Luke says, and comes to his senses in a kind...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 42
XLII. Pope Benedict next takes us through Luke’s parable of the Prodigal Son. So familiar is this story that the mere title calls to mind...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jun 18, 20212 min read
The Year of St. Joseph - Trust and Obedience
St. Matthew is clear that Mary’s unexpected pregnancy deeply troubled Joseph. Perhaps it seemed like a betrayal by one he thought he knew...
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Fr. Tom Knoblach
Jun 14, 20212 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 41
XLI. Pope Benedict looks at the Good Samaritan parable from a variety of lenses. One interpretation is moral – an examination of...
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