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October 9, 2022
by Karen P.
Read. Listen. Explore.
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October 2, 2022
Read. Listen. Explore.
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September 30, 2022
If you are already part of a small group, come to the Small Groups Summit tomorrow October 1st at St. James Hall from 9:00am to 11:00am.
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September 25, 2022
by Karen P
Read, Listen, Explore the Good News
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September 19, 2022
by Karen P
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September 12, 2022
by Karen P.
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September 5, 2022
by Karen P
This week's BETA.
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August 29, 2022
by Karen P.
The cost of Discipleship.
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August 22, 2022
by Karen P
Read. Reflect. Discuss.
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August 15, 2022
by MQOA
First, break the ice by sharing about a time when you met someone for the first time who then became a close friend. What questions did you use to get to know that person?
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August 9, 2022
by MQOA
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July 31, 2022
by Various
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June 27, 2022
by Fr. Murray
Here is the this week’s sway. Happy Fourth.
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April 25, 2022
by Fr. Robert Murray
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April 19, 2022
by Fr. Murray
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April 11, 2022
by Fr. Murray
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April 4, 2022
by Margo Morin
Palm Sunday!! It seems wrong, somehow, to be at Palm Sunday; if you’re like me, Lent has gone by like a flash and at the same time felt like an eternity. Well, here we are, ready or not, entering the final (but not final) week of Jesus’ extraordinary story. This is one of those Gospels that is told differently by each Gospel writer, so you may notice some intriguing differences between what you remember and what you hear. It’s also a reading that lends itself so well to what St. Ignatius called “imaginative prayer;” using our imagination to be in the scene, noticing what we feel, hear, see, smell, and notice. You can use this technique in the context of Beta’ inviting your guests to close their eyes while the Gospel is being read, either by a group member or with the audio link at the top of the lesson. One more note: there are two Gospels proclaimed this week, one at the very beginning of the Mass, and one at the usual time. The mid-Mass reading is the account of the Passion; in this week’s Beta, we’ll look at the first (shorter!) Gospel reading. -Margo
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March 27, 2022
by Margo Morin
We’re side-stepping into the Gospel of John for this Sunday, but still, we are in familiar territory. Check out how your copy of the Bible titles this story; mine (NRSV) calls it “Woman Caught in Adultery” and if that isn’t a mistitle for this story, I don’t know what is. Maybe it could be “Men judging a woman” or “Where’s the other party in this scandal? Is he all set then?” or “the mystery of the sand-writing” or “the moral of this story is for all of us.” I don’t have the power to retitle Bible translations, but I think it’s important to notice them, and what the titles do to draw our attention to some details in the story, and away from others.
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March 23, 2022
by Margo Morin
After last week’s confusing (or was that just me?) Gospel reading,* we’re back on familiar territory. This week’s reading, about the Prodigal Son, is a long one but full of images and characters and points to ponder, and sometimes our attention is drawn to one part of the story one year, and to another altogether, on a different year. So pay attention to where God is drawing your eye this time around. **If you’re still a bit baffled about last week’s Gospel, be sure to check out last week’s MQOA Sunday podcast!
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March 14, 2022
by Margo Morin
Here's this week's Beta lesson. Follow along with us as we talk about the reading on our weekly podcast, MQOASunday! www.mqoa.org/podcasts This week’s Gospel comes across as kind of mysterious, so you may get some benefit from reading it more than twice, or by taking a pause between the two parts of the reading. There’s another famous fig tree story in the other synoptic Gospels (Matthew 21:18-22, Mark 11:12-14.), but there are some definite differences here. I hope your conversations are blessed and… fruitful!
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