I came across a quote this afternoon, one I found my self desperately wishing I had come across earlier, while preparing my homily for this Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is something that Henri Nouwen said a few weeks before his death back in 1996:
"Often we praise prophets after they are dead. Are we willing to be prophets while we are alive?"
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Year 2 Friday of the Third Week of Easter
This is longer than my homily. In this format, there are a few things I wanted to expand on. Readings: Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 117:1bc-2; John...
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