30 Jul 2026
The Glass Half Full
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For 30 July 2026, Thursday of week 17 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:47-53, sent in from Chandler, Arizona, USA.
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29 Jul 2026
Martha, a Woman of Faith, Even Now
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For 29 July 2026, Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus , based on John 11:19-27, sent in from Dunedin, New Zealand.
28 Jul 2026
Distressingly Resonant
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For 28 July 2026, Tuesday of week 17 in Ordinary Time , based on Jeremiah 14:17-22, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA.
27 Jul 2026
It’s the Little Things
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For 27 July 2026, Monday of week 17 in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 13:31-35, sent in from Amityville, New York, USA.
26 Jul 2026
Dominican Study
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For 26 July 2026, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Kings 3:5,9-12, Matthew 13:44-46, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
(image: St. Thomas Aquinas Writing Before the Crucifix, painting by Antonio Rodriguez)
25 Jul 2026
Earthen Vessels
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For 25 July 2026, The Feast of Saint James, Apostle, based on 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, sent in from Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
24 Jul 2026
Getting to Fertile Ground
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For 24 July 2026, Friday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:18-23, sent in from Great Bend, Kansas, USA.
23 Jul 2026
Approaching God with the Right Disposition
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For 23 July 2026, Thursday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:10-17, sent in from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
22 Jul 2026
In the Still Dark, as the Eternal Dawn Begins to Break
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For 22 July 2026, The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalen , based on John 20:1-2, 11-18, sent in from Springfield, Illinois, USA.
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31 Jul 2026
‘Take, Lord, receive all my liberty’
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(This stained glass window of the Saint is from the church of St Ignatius Loyola in New York. Photo by Fr. Lawrence Lew OP)