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1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Michael Simone, S.J.

   Forgiveness must be generous (opens the original)

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   Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time A Reflection for Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Peter approached Jesus and asked him,“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.” (Mt 18:21-22) All four evangelists insist that forgiveness is fundamental to the Kingdom of God. Human beings forgiving each other is the most important sign that God has forgiven and r

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2. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · Michael Simone, S.J.

   Responding to the existential crisis of the day (opens the original)

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   Monday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time A Reflection for Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Your hands are full of blood!Wash yourselves clean!Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;cease doing evil; learn to do good.Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. By coincidence, I wrote on these same readings when they came up in the lectionary cycle in 2024. My reflection on the Gospel passage is here. This year, I will focus on the fir

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