If you would like to catch up on some recent posts, here is a place where you can easily access some posts you might have missed. I hope it helps… enjoy.
- Decision: Faith or DisbeliefThis weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent, the encounter of Jesus and the man born blind. In yesterday’s post we completed our inspection of the various interrogations. Today, we arrive at the “fish or cut bait” moment. The authorities drive the man away (v.34), then Jesus finds the man and asks: “Do you believe … Continue reading
- Commanding LoveThe scribe’s question in our gospel from St. Mark about the greatest commandment was not posed “to test” Jesus as is done in Matthew’s and Luke’s gospels. The question is, in fact, a familiar one from Jewish tradition: “Is there a way of summarizing the commandments?” Jesus gave a traditional answer. The first part is from … Continue reading
- Japan ApartIn the post China and Japan: A History, it was noted that as early as the late 16th century, Japan believed it had surpassed China as a nation. It was then that Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the most preeminent daimyo, had unified all of Japan, brought an era of internal peace – and set about to invade China. … Continue reading
- Interrogations – Part 2This weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent, the encounter of Jesus and the man born blind. In yesterday’s post we began to consider the first wave of post-miracle interrogations. Today, we continue to explore the unfolding interrogations – note: it is a long one! Discover more from friarmusings Subscribe to get the latest posts … Continue reading
- The Currents of HistoryMore than two months ago, we started a companion series to the 2025 series on the Asia- Pacific War. The focus of that series was less about how or why it started, but about its ending. You can read that series here. The focus of this 2026 series has been exploring how the currents of history … Continue reading
- Interrogations – Part 1This weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent, the encounter of Jesus and the man born blind. In yesterday’s post we began to consider the details of the text, discussing the settings of the encounter and the healing itself. Today, we move into the repercussions of the healings: a series of interrogations. It is the … Continue reading
- UntilThe gospel for today comes from Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount. The verses following the Beatitudes and the longer portion of the Sermon in which Jesus will explain the deeper meaning of the Commandments of God. (“You have heard it said, but I say to you…). The between verses are subject to much debate as to … Continue reading
- From Dialogue to WarOn November 26, Hull presented what became known as the Hull Note, demanding full Japanese withdrawal from China and Indochina and adherence to multilateral principles. Within Japan, the note was discussed in emergency meetings and ultimately rejected as unacceptable. Hull delivered what was seen within Japan as an ultimatum. It required Japan to: For leaders who … Continue reading
- The Setting and HealingThis weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent . In yesterday’s post we considered St. John’s treatment of “sin.” Today we move into the text itself. If you wanted a one sentence summary of this account – here it is: “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might … Continue reading
- The BulwarkWe should certainly hear an echo of the Lord’s Prayer in today’s gospel: ““Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” The mention of “forgiveness” should echo Jesus’ teaching about prayer. In the Lord’s … Continue reading
- The Hull NoteThe Hull note, in its essence, was the same four principles that Secretary Hull had presented to the Japanese since 1937. The note, in part, reads as follows: The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan both being solicitous for the peace of the Pacific affirm that their national policies are directed toward … Continue reading
- SinThis weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent . In yesterday’s post we considered the purpose of miracles (signs) in the fourth gospel. Today, we will see how St. John treats the category of “sin.” In our passage, the concept of sin will be quickly introduced via the disciples’ question in v.2 : “Rabbi, who … Continue reading
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Excellent way to catch-up without missing a post. Sometimes I miss 1-2 readings and I find them later when clearing my email.
I enjoy the reading and I like the idea of reading all on one email.
Thank you for sharing and posting for our reading and learning pleasure.
If it isn’t a burden to do so, I say yes please.
Sometimes my day gets busy and the only answer is to just delete all but essential emails. But then later in the week a post catches my eye and I want to look back to the beginning of the thread and see where it started. This week’s article on the Magnificat is an excellent example.