Photo by Aaron Burden, courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time You can find today’s readings here. “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!

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If we listen deeply to today's lessons, I think we'll quickly notice that they follow on very clearly from last week's Scriptures and our reflection on those Scriptures. You might remember last week's ...

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World Vision study surveyed 4,600 children worldwide and affirms the importance of family in spiritual formation.

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