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Thursday of the Third Week of Advent, Luke 1:39-45

By Dionel Rodriguez | December 21, 2023
Thursday of the Third Week of AdventLk 1:39-45"For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
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The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence, with John Dear

By Dionel Rodriguez | December 20, 2023
About The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of NonviolenceIn this original and inspiring new commentary Father John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way. As Dear shows us, Jesus is—like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. —nonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need. This Jesus is also a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities. Those authorities succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection.This original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels for all those who preach or engage in social ministries. It is sure to inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty, and climate change. Learn more at Orbis BooksRev. John Dear is an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The author of forty books, including They Will Inherit the Earth and Lazarus, Come Forth! (from Orbis), Father John is founder and director of “The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus,” www.beatitudescenter.org, where he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in Cayucos, CA.
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Friday of the Second Week of Advent, Matthew 11:16-19

By Dionel Rodriguez | December 14, 2023
Friday of the Second Week of AdventMt 11:16-19Jesus said to the crowds: "To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, 'We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.'"
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Wade in the Water: The Wisdom of the Spirituals, with Arthur Jones

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 30, 2023
Orbis Publisher, Robert Ellsberg, discusses "Wade in the Water: The Wisdom of the Spirituals - Revised Edition" with author Arthur C. Jones in this One On One Interview.Wade in the Water celebrates the spirituals both as art form and as unique and powerful cultural expression. Exploring the African roots of the spirituals, Jones explores the way the songs conceal a language of freedom and resistance, and the way that their spiritual consolation reinforces community solidarity. First published in 1993, this new edition traces the rediscovery and transmission of this tradition and its meaning for a new generation and new challenges.Get your copy of the book: https://maryknoll.link/gwwCheck out more One On One podcasts - with Orbis Books ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_I9zTQkaIOvdWF_dm6kbINWCZ-fkjpXt )#OrbisBooks #ArthurJones #RobertEllsberg #OneOnOne #Podcast #Spirituality#African Roots #Cultural Expression #African American Culture #Spiritual Consolation #Cultural Heritage
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From Brooklyn to Peru, a legacy with Maryknoll, Fr. Raymond Finch, M.M.

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 24, 2023
Today we sit down with one of the most recognizable and respected Maryknoll Missioners, current Maryknoll Superior General Fr. Raymond Finch. For those of you who are fans of Maryknoll, you’re likely greeted with Fr. Finch’s weekly Journey of Faith reflection every Sunday.  Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. Fr. Finch was inspired by one of Maryknoll’s first priests and fellow Brooklynite, Bishop Francis Xavier Ford who was martyred in China in 1952. Interestingly Fr. Finch was one of the first students to attend Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn named in honor of him. Journey with us to the high-altitudes of the Altiplano region of Peru where Fr. Finch worked with the indigenous Aymara community for over 20 years.  Fr. Finch reminds us that in Mission we have to meet people where they are, not where we want or expect them to be. 
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Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Luke 17:1-6

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 13, 2023
Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier CabriniLk 17:1-6And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
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Fr. Robert Wynne, M.M. Celebrating 50 years as a Maryknoll Missioner

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 10, 2023
In this episode we sit down with Fr. Robert Wynne who celebrates his 50th Jubilee as a Maryknoll Missioner this year. His 50-years of Mission work have included Hawaii as well as Cambodia, an active missionary country of which Fr. Wynne requested to join at the age of 68 in 2007. Fr. Wynne share's stories of his missionary work and the transformative qualities of the people he’s worked with during his career as a Maryknoll Missioner.  
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The Not-Yet God: The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole, Ilia Delio

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 9, 2023
Orbis Publisher, Robert Ellsberg, discusses "The Not-Yet God: The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole" with author Ilia Delio in this One On One Interview.We are a species between axial periods. Thus, our religious myths are struggling to find new connections in a global, ecological order. Delio proposes the new myth of relational holism; that is, the search for a new connection to divinity in an age of quantum physics, evolution, and pluralism. The idea of relational holism is one that is rooted in the God-world relationship, beginning with the Book of Genesis, but finds its real meaning in quantum physics and the renewed relationship between mind and matter.Get your copy of the book: https://maryknoll.link/fitCheck out more One On One podcasts - with Orbis Books ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_I9zTQkaIOvdWF_dm6kbINWCZ-fkjpXt )#OrbisBooks #IliaDelio #RobertEllsberg #RelationalHolism #QuantumPhysics #Evolution #Pluralism #GodWorldRelationship #BookOfGenesis #MindAndMatter #OneOnOne #Podcast #Spirituality
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Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, John 2:13-22

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 8, 2023
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in RomeJn 2:13-22 But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.
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