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It’s more than the Clippers & Donald Sterling; it’s about you, me and all the rest of us
Racism has once again made ugly headlines because of the remarks by Clippers owner, Donald Sterling. Much has been rightly said. These remarks are unacceptable, ignorant, wrong, bad, degrading, etc… Many others can be added, but these make the point. I can reinforce from our Catholic perspective that treating and speaking about any race or ethnicity in a degrading and inferior way violates our core belief that each and every person is made in the image and likeness of God and worthy of dignity and respect. Now that the NBA Commissioner has announced his decision, there might be a tendency to consider the case closed or to debate whether…
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “Amen”
12. Amen So be it. I’ll be quiet and rest in your peace. If you have something to say: A whisper, a shout; a sound bite or even a text. Just let me know.
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory, Forever and Ever”
11. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory, Forever and Ever Go, God! Peace, happiness, fulfillment and understanding are yours, When and where they show up, your son and his kingdom tag along – even now Remember I prayed at the beginning: “thy kingdom come?” Help me calm down (not so easy) and be drawn peacefully (harder still) into the mystery of your kingdom’s power and glory – here and now on earth. You made me; you saved me; you love me. Let me bask in you power and glory forever, But now too.
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Tune in to JustLove This Week to Join the Celebration of Holy Week
This week Monsignor Sullivan celebrates Holy Week with Judy Coode, of Marynoll’s Office for Global Concern about their Stations of the Cross Procession in Washington DC and reflects on the significance of each station in today’s society.
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “But Deliver Us from Evil”
10. But Deliver Us From Evil Please keep me out of evil’s way: the every day personal ones Like acting mean and selfish, cheating, not helping a friend and a lot of other things. But, Father there’s more – I not only asking for me, but for all of us. And ‘‘all of us” together got some big devils stalking us that we need to be rid of: Violence, famine, inequality, abject poverty, so many “ism’s” Hey, big guy! How about some deliverance from these? Hope I’m not being disrespectful, but… God, you gotta do a better job!