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“Thou shalt not have other banks before me…”

“Thou shalt not have other banks before me…”

by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized    ~ Approx. 2min

Ours is an age that’s grown comfortable with its idols, for the most part, and so God’s insistence, so central to the Old Testament, on pre-eminence over all other things sounds just a little needy and insecure to contemporary ears. We’re happy to avoid golden calves...

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Maybe God is not asking for another promise from you. Joe Laughlin, SJ, reflects on the value of keeping the commitments we’ve already made. Based on the readings from the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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