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September 14, 2026

Commenting on Numbers 21:4b-9, the Jerome Biblical Commentary says, “The cult of the snake was widely practiced in Canaan, probably in connection with fertility rites.” This would make it a symbol of life and healing. It also explains why the caduceus—a winged staff entwined with two serpents, the...

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October 10, 2025

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Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Malachi 3: 13-20 tells us we have an either-or choice: to ...
October 8, 2025

October 8, 2025

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time In Jonah 4: 1-11, Jonah is angry because God did not ...
October 7, 2025

October 7, 2025

The Responsorial Psalm invites us to recognize that we always need to change things in our lives and society: “If ...