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• 17 Mar, 2019
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• Fr. John Paddock

Imagine this scene. The two tribes came together on the edge of the desert earlier in the day. Negotiations over water rights at the oasis had been conducted over many months. And now the time had arrived for the covenant ceremony that would seal the deal

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• 16 Mar, 2019
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• Fr. John Paddock

Those of you of a certain age will remember Flip Wilson. Wilson was an African-American comedian who had his own television variety show in the early 1970’s. His most memorable character was a woman. Wilson would appear, wearing a dress and high heels,

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• 17 Feb, 2019
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• Fr. John Paddock

Sermon on the Plain Just about everyone has heard of the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew. It’s three chapters long, and it begins with the familiar Beatitudes or Blessings. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom

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• 09 Feb, 2019
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• Fr. John Paddock

BLACKFACE I had a phone call the other day from a friend who’s now serving as an interim priest in a parish in another diocese. My colleague called asking for a consult on a matter that had come up in the congregation. In preparation for producing a par

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• 09 Feb, 2019
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• Fr. John Paddock

Prophet Jesus It’s tough being a prophet—a spokesperson for God. In our world we’d probably call prophets press secretaries or publicists. These jobs are difficult because the messages they’re called to speak aren’t their own. And sometimes the

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