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A Nurse, a Pope, and a Letter

Wednesday, September 9, Zoom Morning Prayer
September 15th, 2021

Weaving together themes from Catherine of Genoa, Holy Cross, Ember Days, and the charisms of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.

Duration: 19:59

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Imposter Syndrome and the Messiah

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 12th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus lays bare the challenge of the Gospel to our identities and lives forged around worldly power, and even how they affect our notions of what a Messiah should be.

Duration: 16:01

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Insiders and Outsiders

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 5th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The Syrophoenician woman, one of the towering figures of Mark's gospel, challenges Jesus' thinking and ours with her audacious request: and the world is remade before our eyes.

Duration: 22:06

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A Small Legal Matter

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 29, 2021
August 29th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Mark, through Jesus’ teaching, takes us to the heart of controversies in first-century Judaism and early Christianity over what really matters when it comes to rules about ritual purity and attending to ancient tradition. But the problem is also quite contemporary: When do we lose our way amidst the many traditions and rules that we hold as a community and a faith tradition. And what do we really mean by “religion”?

Duration: 20:17

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Difficult Teachings

13th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper16, Year B
August 22nd, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Duration: 14:54

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Christ Together with Us

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - B (GR)
August 15th, 2021

by The Rev. Gerry Caprio

Jesus continues his Eucharistic discourse in John with striking, even shocking images. His invitation to us is into the radical life of self-offering for the transformation of the world.

Duration: 15:22

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