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A: 20th Sun of OrdTime (16 Aug 2020) - INSIDER VERSUS OUTSIDER (Isa 6:1, 6-7)
If a triangle has three sides, while a square has four, how many does a circle have? Two. The inside and the outside. A bipartite view of...
Rex Fortes
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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A: 19th of OrdTime (9 Aug 2020) - THE CONJURING (Mt 14:22-33)
The word “conjuring” becomes popular nowadays with the so-called Conjuring Universe, a series of supernatural horror films, featuring...
Rex Fortes
Aug 8, 20203 min read
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A: 18th Sun of OrdTime (2 Aug 2020) - PECKING ORDER (Mt 14:13-21)
In 1943, Abraham Maslow published his psychological theory of human motivation that is popularized today under the heading “Maslow’s...
Rex Fortes
Aug 1, 20203 min read
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A: 17th Sun of OrdTime (26 July 2020) - USURPED TREASURE (Mt 13:44-52)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has...
Rex Fortes
Jul 23, 20203 min read
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A: 16th Sun of OrdTime (19 July 2020) - MAKING SENSE OF REFERENCE (Mt 13:24-43)
One important concept in analyzing biblical words is the difference between “reference” and “sense”. At most times, words contain a...
Rex Fortes
Jul 18, 20203 min read
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A: 15th Sun of OrdTime (12 July 2020) - PARABLES (Mt 13:1-23)
In today’s gospel, we encounter the word parable, which in English grammar is one of the figures of speech. Appropriately, a parable is...
Rex Fortes
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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A: 14th Sun of Ord Time (5 July 2020) - GOD'S WEIGHING SCALE (Mt 11:25-30)
“For my yoke (‘zugos’ in Greek) is easy, and my burden is light” (Mt 11:30). These are Jesus’ words in our gospel today, which in our...
Rex Fortes
Jul 4, 20203 min read
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