THE EVANGELIST ARCHIVES
Living The Word Today
Weekly scripture column by Father Roger Karban
09-12-96...Learning to let go
09-19-96...Don't fence God in
09-26-96...Becoming a better you
10-03-96...Living our beliefs
10-10-96...Accepting Christ's invitation
10-17-96...Finding the sacred in us
10-24-96...Challenge to live Gospel
10-31-96...Acting in Christ's place
11-07-96...Be watchful for God
11-14-96...Take a chance on God
11-21-96...Seeing Jesus alive today
11-28.96...Look out for God -- now
12-05-96...Are you ready for God?
12-12-96...Why are you on earth?
12-19-96...Doing what God wants
01-02-97...Opening faith to all
01-09-97...A Gospel of growth
01-16-97...God, sex and listening
01-23-97...A call to repentance
01-30-97...Prophets and God's word
02-06-97...Taking a chance on God
02-13-97...Becoming a new person
02-20-97...Listening to God's call
02-27-97...What Scriptures are for
03-06-97...Getting back to roots
03-13-97...Coming to know God
03-20-97...Deepening our humanity
03-27-97...Finding a new life
04-03-97...Freedom in woundedness
04-10-97...Context of our faith
04-17-97...In the name of the Son
05-01-97...Belong to a movement
05-08-97...Coming to a crossroad
05-15-97...Spirit arrives with fire
05-22-97...Meeting God of action
05-29-97...Meaning of one cup
06-05-97...Paying price of faith
06-12-97...Many called, few respond
06-19-97...Reading from the back
06-26-97...Early leaders to imitate
07-03-97...Find strength in weakness
07-17-97...True nature of leaders
07-24-97...Meaning in a meal
07-31-97...Faith's unlimited world
08-07-97...A long road to God
08-14-97...Discerning our direction
08-21-97...Going with risen Jesus
08-28-97...Understanding God's rules
09-04-97...Groaning with belief
09-11-97...Cross and resurrection
09-18-97...Understanding death
09-25-97...Letting God be God
10-02-97...Becoming United in God
10-09-97...Cutting blade of God
10-16-97...Our unique role model
10-23-97...Seeing what's there
10-30-97...Afterlife at center of faith
11-06-97...Building faith; faith buildings
11-13-97...Looking for certainty
11-27-97...Learning to adapt
12-04-97...Our faith can grow
12-11-97...Responding to preaching
12-18-97...Doing God's word
01-08-98...Why Jesus was baptized
01-15-98...A lesson from Cana
01-22-98...Seeing heaven on earth
01-29-98...Looking for God's will
02-05-98...Curing the `unworthies'
02-12-98...Becoming `other Christs'
02-19-98...Stand against culture
02-26-98...Story of faith continues
03-05-98...Keeping to the basics
03-12-98...Seeing the fire within
03-19-98...God reaches toward us
03-26-98...Growing closer to God
04-02-98...Bearing up under pain
04-09-98...Insights into Resurrection
04-16-98...Jesus' story continues
04-23-98...Peter's faith story
04-30-98...Faith and followers
05-07-98...Walking the Jesus road
05-14-98...Discovering Jesus' will
05-21-98...Building Christian unity
05-28-98...Spirit's continuing work
06-04-98...Hurry to Jesus
06-11-98...Seeing Jesus now
06-18-98...Becoming one in Jesus
06-25-98...On the Jesus road
07-02-98...Faith centered in Jesus
07-16-98...Opening up to Jesus
07-23-98...God's persevering love
07-30-98...God's persevering love
08-06-98...Really a real faith
08-13-98...Discipleship has costs.
08-20-98...Faith is on the edge
08-27-98...Following God's rules
09-03-98...Struggling to be totally free
09-10-98...Finding life in Jesus
09-17-98...Seek center of faith
09-24-98...Delving into Scripture
10-01-98...Keeping biblical faith
10-08-98...Keeping biblical faith
10-15-98...How to work with God
10-22-98...Keeping biblical faith
10-29-98...Open up to Jesus
11-05-98...Following God of life
11-12-98...Living here and now
11-19-98...How Jesus is king
11-26-98...Be awake for Advent
12-03-98...Expanding our limits
12-10-98...Living out God's dreams
01-07-99...Coming to God
01-14-99...Succeeding by failing
01-21-99...Risking all for Jesus
01-28-99...Faith can be weird
02-04-99...Become light of world
02-11-99...Shifting Moses' laws
02-18-99...Seeing faith in context
02-25-99...Truth in a myth
03-04-99...Looking out for God
03-11-99...Seeing with new eyes
03-18-99...Life in Jesus now
03-25-99...Seeing readings in context
04-01-99...Dying, rising with Jesus
04-08-99...Hold on to your Dream
04-15-99...Staying in Jerusalem
04-22-99...Stay close to Jesus
04-29-99...Living up to Scripture
05-06-99...Receiving the Spirit
05-13-99...Becoming "other Christs"
05-20-99...Spirit of Jesus arrives
05-27-99...Reminders of faith
06-03-99...Together in Eucharist
06-10-99...A gift freely given
06-17-99...Who knew what when?
06-24-99...Becoming other Christs
07-01-99...Culture and faith clash
07-15-99...Knowing the Risen Lord
07-22-99...Seeing God in all
07-29-99...Share Christ with all
08-05-99...Jesus brings order
08-12-99...Mary, the perfect Christian
08-19-99...All are rocks of faith
08-26-99...Discipleship is costly
09-02-99...Christians are a unit
09-09-99...Teaching can evolve
09-16-99...Touching powerful God
09-23-99...Reforming lives for God
09-30-99...Jesus in the vineyard
10-14-99...Keep faith amid confusion
10-21-99...To love God, love people
10-28-99...Outstanding leaders rare
11-04-99...Different views of death
11-11-99...Work while waiting
11-18-99...Try reading the original
11-25-99...Putting first things first
12-02-99...Because God says so
12-09-99...Prophets wake us up
12-16-99...God's word is universal
12-23-99...Birth, death, resurrection
01-06-00...Birth, death, resurrection
01-13-00...Respond to God's cal
01-20-00...Answering God's call
01-27-00...Miracles point the way
02-03-00...Christians are choosers
02-10-00...Imitate Christ's Touch
02-17-00...Standing against violence
02-24-00...New wine, new skins
03-02-00...Keep holy the Sabbath
03-09-00...Going through the desert
03-16-00...Getting to heart of faith
03-23-00...New view of laws
03-30-00...Listen carefully to Bible
04-06-00...Overcoming familiar limits
04-13-00...Suffering with Jesus
04-20-00...Don't be afraid of faith
04-27-00...Doing as well as saying
05-04-00...Following the person
05-11-00...Relating to Jesus
05-18-00...Conversion in community
05-25-00...Love at the center
06-08-00...Discovering Spirit's gifts
06-15-00...Concepts change and evolve
06-22-00...When we drink this cup
06-29-00...Getting Wisdom in Bible
07-06-00...Seek strength amid travail
07-13-00...Finding roots of Twelve
07-20-00...Jesus and the crowds
07-27-00...Shifting Gospel gears
08-03-00...Deeper faith via myth
08-10-00...Which way to heaven?
08-17-00...Sacred exists everywhere
08-24-00...How relationships change
08-31-00...Going back to the Bible
09-07-00...Opening ears and eyes
09-14-00...Imitating Jesus' death
09-21-00...Keeping eyes on life
09-28-00...Rules that offer life
10-05-00...Jesus died for friends
11-02-00...Sticking to essentials
11-09-00...Placing Gospel in context
11-16-00...Jesus comes back
11-23-00...Alpha and Omega
11-30-00...Looking for justice 12-07-00...Faith in our times
12-14-00...God is always here
12-21-00...Finding true faith
01-04-01...To God, differently
01-11-01...Gifts taken together
01-18-01...Getting to the core
01-25-01...Breaking down limits
02-01-01...Called by Yahweh
02-08-01...God's inspired people
02-15-01...Practice hesed today
02-22-01...True faith questions
03-01-01...Faith in real world
03-08-01...Keeping faith at center
03-15-01...Finding God around us
03-22-01...Seeking the `otherwise'
03-29-01...Jesus the reformer
04-05-01...Joining Jesus' Passion
04-12-01...Holding on to Word
04-19-01...All the other Christs
04-26-01...Jesus in the everyday
05-03-01...How Church changed
05-10-01...Unpredictable life
05-17-01...Guided by Spirit
05-24-01...Life before death
06-07-01...Learning Spirit's role
06-14-01...Love and Eucharist
06-21-01...Why are we here?
06-28-01...Following the person
07-05-01...Dealing with failure
07-12-01...Love and ritual
07-19-01...Welcome the stranger
07-26-01...Thinking both/and
08-02-01...Mattering to God
08-09-01...Traveling faith's road
08-16-01...Prophecy is costly
08-23-01...Surprises from God
08-30-01...Ups and downs of Bible
09-06-01...Living faith daily
09-13-01...Seeking our forgiveness
09-20-01...Putting faith into slots
09-27-01...Called to aid poor
10-04-01...Uncovering missing faith
10-11-01...Unchaining our faith
10-18-01...Persisting in faith
10-25-01...God as the other
11-01-01...Working amid imperfection
11-08-01...How faith evolves
11-15-01...River to the sea
12-06-01...Relating to God
12-13-01...Being open to change
12-20-01...God amid our tensions
01-03-02...Being open to change
01-10-02...Making a commitment
01-17-02...Facts and meaning
01-24-02...Following His call
01-31-02...Joining God's remnant
02-07-02...Healing divisions
02-14-02...Resisting temptation
02-21-02...Answering His call
02-28-02...History for today
03-07-02...God's unlikely choices
03-14-02...Becoming something new
03-21-02...Imitating His Passion
03-28-02...How Jesus is present
04-11-02...Meeting risen Christ
04-18-02...How understanding evolves
04-25-02...Dignity of being Catholic
05-02-02...We are in this together
05-09-02...Uplifting Ascension thoughts
05-16-02...Division and unity
05-23-02...In the name of God
05-30-02...All Christians are one loaf
06-06-02...Including everyone
06-13-02...God saves us despite us
06-20-02...Witnessing to Jesus
06-27-02...Follow Jesus by doing
07-04-02...Searching for peace
07-11-02...Believing God's word
07-18-02...Multiple-answer test
07-25-02...Connecting the dots
08-01-02...Feeding the thousands
08-15-02...Testing the limits
08-22-02...Peter's unique gift
08-29-02...Pain is part of life
09-05-02...Back to faith's roots
09-12-02...Forgiving 77 times
09-19-02...Getting to crux of faith
09-26-02...Emptied for the Lord
10-03-02...Producing sweet fruit
10-10-02...Come to the banquet
10-17-02...Widening view of faith
10-24-02...Back to faith centra
10-31-02...Finding original sense
11-07-02...Finding original sense
11-14-02...Living our faith now
11-21-02...Seeing Jesus today
11-28-02...Non-Advent readings
12-05-02...Opening with God
12-12-02...Looking for the Spirit
12-19-02...We are the Church
01-02-03...Magi's lesson for today
01-16-03...Filled with answers
01-30-03...Offering ourselves
02-20-03...Reaching the unreachable
02-27-03...Studying old and new
03-06-03...Kingdom of God is here
03-13-03...A transforming experience
03-20-03...Faith and a relationship
03-27-03...Becoming the message
04-03-03...Study and experience
04-10-03...Following our calls
04-17-03...Word brings us life
04-24-03...Becoming counter-cultural
05-01-03...Jesus for our times
05-08-03...Becoming the preached
05-15-03...No blueprint for Jesus
05-22-03...Knowing we are Christians
05-29-03...Gospel message of love
06-05-03...Spirit's noisy arrival
06-12-03...Relationships and God
06-19-03...Covenant and blood
06-26-03...Peter and Paul's Effect
07-03-03...Obstacles in God's way
07-10-03...Listening to prophets
07-17-03...God's relation to us
07-31-03...Imperfect followers
08-07-03...Faith is a journey
08-14-03...Finding eternal life
08-21-03...Knowing historical context
08-28-03...Do religion you espouse
09-04-03...Spitting image of Jesus
09-11-03...Finding our true cross
09-18-03...Passions divide just, unjust
09-25-03...Stop limiting God
10-02-03...Evolving as a Church
10-09-03...Jesus and reform
10-16-03...A call for service
10-23-03...Called as a follower
10-30-03...Of souls and saints
11-06-03...Building holy people
11-13-03...Future protects present
11-20-03...Titles can hide person
11-27-03...Preparing for risen life
12-04-03...Taking a new angle
12-11-03...Faith in the trenches
12-18-03...Doing will of Yahweh
01-08-04...Following God's word
01-15-04...People of faith
01-22-04...Jesus in the community
01-29-04...Community being transformed
02-05-04...God's amazing calls
02-12-04...Life with and without
02-19-04...Holiness on earth
02-26-04...All together in faith
03-04-04...Shedding excess baggage
03-11-04...God, constantly burning
03-18-04...God's forgiving nature
04-01-04...Suffering with Jesus
04-08-04...Open to open tombOpen to open tomb
04-15-04...Meeting risen Jesus
04-29-04...God's time travels
05-06-04...How faith burgeoned
05-13-04...Looking both ways
05-20-04...Diversity and unity
05-27-04...Days of the Spirit
06-03-04...Savor; don't define
06-10-04...In His memory
06-17-04...Dying and rising
06-24-04...Living with reform
07-15-04...Call to hospitality
07-29-04...Heaven and earth
08-05-04...Around next corner
08-12-04...Mary's prayer and us
08-26-04...Seek not status
09-02-04...We choose freely
09-09-04...God's great mercy
09-16-04...Plan to do good
09-23-04...Life and afterlife
09-30-04...Faith isn't for sissies
10-07-04...Moving heaven, earth
10-21-04...Approach God humbly
10-28-04...Time to change
11-04-04...Looking for heaven
11-11-04...Looking forward and far
11-18-04...Flexible leadership
11-25-04...Christians, wake up!
12-02-04...Actions and structures
12-09-04...Expectations block faith
12-16-04...Living past and present
12-23-04...Faith on the move
01-06-05...Two ways of seeing
01-13-05...Believers can fail
01-20-05...Open to God's call
01-27-05...Too many Christians?
02-03-05...Being salt and light
02-10-05...Overcoming temptation
02-17-05...Following God's will
02-24-05...God here every day
03-03-05...Time to awaken
03-10-05...Finding new life
03-17-05...Time to be empty
03-24-05...A night of rising
03-31-05...Living connected live
04-07-05...Dying and rising
04-14-05...Worship and imitation
04-21-05...Giving all dignity
04-28-05...We are not alone
05-05-05...Why we're different
05-12-05...Renewed on Pentecost
05-19-05...God's lifetime offer
06-02-05...Love and mercy
06-09-05...God's unpressured presence
06-16-05...Prophet's call to us
06-23-05...Phone booth faith
06-30-05...Life now and ahead
07-14-05...How God is present
07-21-05...Keeping and discarding
07-28-05...Sharing all we have
08-04-05...Going the right way
08-11-05...Jews or Christians?
08-18-05...Out of our control
08-25-05...What God asks
09-01-05...All can be prophets
09-08-05...Imitating forgiveness
09-15-05...'Both/And' Christianity
09-22-05...Did Jesus change?
09-29-05...A kingdom of peace
10-06-05...Invited to a feast
10-13-05...Expanding our notions
10-20-05...Discarding the minutiae
10-27-05...Greatest will be lowered
11-03-05...Coming sooner or later
11-10-05...Putting things in focus
11-17-05...Give life to others
11-24-05...Bears and snakes today
12-01-05...Seeking God's comfort
12-08-05...Uncertain, but faithful
12-15-05...Surprise ending to come
12-22-05...Dying, rising with Jesus
01-05-06...Biblical surprises
01-12-06...Being one with Christ
01-19-06...Called to follow
01-26-06...Come, follow Him
02-02-06...Going an extra mile
02-09-06...With anger, not pity
02-16-06...Freed by forgiveness
02-23-06...New frame of mind
03-02-06...Reading in context
03-09-06...How God speaks to us
03-16-06...Making a covenant
03-23-06...Finding its meaning
03-30-06...Reading both books
04-06-06...Wake up; listen!
04-13-06...Thoughts for Easter vigil
04-20-06...Follow Jesus' actions
04-27-06...Where to find Jesus
05-04-06...Laying down life
05-11-06...Try living your faith
05-18-06...Finding God's will
05-25-06...Where Jesus appears
06-01-06...Here comes the Spirit
06-08-06...Defining the Trinity
06-15-06...Covenant in blood
06-22-06...Creating a new life
06-29-06...Faith and life
07-13-06...Chosen by our Creator
07-20-06...Following risen Jesus
07-27-06...Jesus and the bread
08-03-06...Seeing Jesus' qualities
08-10-06...Leave time behind
08-17-06...Seeing real reality
08-24-06...Fundamental options
08-31-06...Obeying whose laws?
09-07-06...Miraculous lessons
09-14-06...Obliged to listen
09-21-06...Welcoming the children
09-28-06...Don't limit God
10-05-06...Striving for oneness
10-12-06...Looking for loopholes
10-19-06...Becoming a servant
10-26-06...Opening our eyes
11-02-06...Front and center
11-09-06...Giving to people
11-16-06...Consider literary form
11-23-06...What sort of king?
11-30-06...Advent's first reading
12-07-06...Repent and change
12-14-06...Finally free, thank God
12-21-06...Those times and ours
01-04-07...Understanding faith
01-11-07...Comforting waters
01-18-07...What does God want?
01-25-07...Back to basics
02-01-07...Last will be first
02-08-07...Going back to basics
02-15-07...Free and obliged
02-22-07...Taken in context
03-01-07...Conforming to Jesus
03-08-07...Prayer and action
03-15-07...It's something like this...
03-22-07...Try something new
03-29-07...Forgiveness amid pain
04-05-07...Taking steps forward
04-12-07...Sharing Jesus' ministry
04-19-07...Obeying and disobeying
04-26-07...Voice of the shepherd
05-03-07...Faith in a community
05-10-07...Change, led by spirit
05-17-07...Different Ascensions
05-24-07...Holy Spirit arrives
05-31-07...Digging for Trinity
06-07-07...Little becomes a lot
06-14-07...God and sinners
06-21-07...John in his place
06-28-07...Along road of faith
07-12-07...Living our faith here
07-19-07...Kindness to strangers
07-26-07...How to relate to God
08-02-07...Eyes on real prize
08-09-07...In God we trust
08-16-07...Overtaken by faith
08-23-07...Practicing discipline
08-30-07...All together now
09-06-07...Placing Jesus first
09-13-07...A 'both/and' God
09-20-07...Being seriously faithful
09-27-07...Being just with others
10-04-07...Stir faith and dreams
10-11-07...Fundamentals of faith
10-18-07...Living God's word
10-25-07...Signing Christ's name
11-01-07...Reaching out to enemies
11-08-07...God of the living
11-15-07...Sun burns, heals
11-22-07...Personally in touch
11-29-07...God is unexpected God is unexpected
12-06-07...God is here now
12-13-07...Who is real Messiah?
12-20-07...A virgin conceives
01-03-08...God and us in context
01-10-08...Matthew, Mark and Isaiah
01-17-08...Faith amid failure
01-24-08...Called to be Christ
01-31-08...God's faithful few
02-07-08...What tempts us
02-14-08...A call from above
02-21-08...God in our lives
02-28-08...Seeing and believing
03-06-08...Experience new life
03-13-08...Dying for others
03-20-08...Freedom is a burden
03-27-08...Living His faith
04-03-08...Breaking of the bread
04-10-08...Voice of the shepherd
04-17-08...Back to beginning
04-24-08...Heaven-sent help
05-01-08...Why we're different
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