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Faith, Justice, and the Kingdom of God: Remembering Ahmaud Arbery

Faith, Justice, and the Kingdom of God: Remembering Ahmaud Arbery

by Noah Banasiewicz, SJ | Feb 23, 2022 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Race    ~ Approx. 6 mins

“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” These words from Christ struck me in the twelfth chapter of Mark’s Gospel one morning as I prepared to give a reflection at an upcoming prayer service. Over the weeks I’d been teaching theology to middle schoolers in Omaha, I...

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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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