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Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the president of Catholic Theological Union and the first woman to hold the position. She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was also president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015.Barbara Reid's lyrical prose and compelling imagery delight the reader. She gracefully uses the best of contemporary and traditional scholarship. Her attention to often obscure references, locales' significance and often misinterpreted phrases open possibilities for understanding that go deeper than a superficial reading. Clearly, Reid is a preacher, and in this book shares insights and scholarship that gift anyone who preaches the Sunday readings.<br /> Honora Werner, OP, Director, DMin in Preaching Program, Aquinas Institute of Theology
Barbara Reid brings her years of experience as a Dominican religious and professional biblical scholar and teacher to a work that is both inspiring and practical. She will deepen your awareness of what it means to taste and savor God's word in the Sunday lectionary as well as challenge your comfort zone to move into a new perspective and a clearer horizon. With reflective questions as conversation partners for each week's reflection, this book is well suited for both individual prayer and group reflections. <i>Abiding Word</i> is an altogether perfect companion for the baptized assembly gathering for praise and thanksgiving at the Sunday Eucharist.<br /> Guerric DeBona, OSB, Professor of Homiletics and Communication, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
The church's cycle of scriptural readings for the liturgy offers believers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the word of God. It is a very real and tangible way of responding to the call of Jesus: Remain in me, as I remain in you."
In Abiding Word, Barbara Reid, OP, takes the Sunday experience to every day with accessible weekly meditations on the Lectionary readings of the year. This collection of articles, which includes Scripture readings for Sundays and solemnities followed by reflections, allows readers to meditate on the connection between the sacred text and their daily lives. Living with the word day by day invites us into a closer relationship with Christ, the God who became flesh.
Barbara Reid is known for her contributions to The Word, a widely read column in America magazine. Abiding Word showcases some of her finest entries.
Preface xi
First Sunday of Advent
Preparing to Wage Peace 1
Second Sunday of Advent
Bearing Good Fruit 3
Third Sunday of Advent
Patient Expectation 5
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Obedience of Faith 7
The Nativity of the Lord
Light in Darkness 9
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Fleeing for Life 11
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
A Mother’s Work 13
Second Sunday after Christmas
Adopted in Love 15
The Epiphany of the Lord
All Are Welcome 17
The Baptism of the Lord
Grasped by God’s Hand 19
First Sunday of Lent
Begone, Satan! 21
Second Sunday of Lent
Mountaintop Vision 23
Third Sunday of Lent
Water from Another’s Well 25
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Unlikely Leaders 27
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Being There 29
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
For the Forgiveness of Sins 31
Easter Sunday
Quaking with Joy 33
Second Sunday of Easter
Conspiratorial Faith 35
Third Sunday of Easter
Walking into Hope 37
Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Open Door 39
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Untroubled Hearts 41
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Never Alone 43
The Ascension of the Lord
Stepping Out on the Word 45
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Glorious Presence 47
Pentecost Sunday
Unleashing Inner Power 49
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
A Dance of Love 51
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Consumed by Christ’s Life 53
The Solemnity of All Saints
Glimpses of Heaven 55
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Lamb of God 58
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Light of Hope 60
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Happiness Now 62
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Undiluted and Undimmed 64
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Least and the Greatest 66
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary
Time Having No Enemies 68
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Don’t Worry, Be Happy! 70
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Set on Rock 72
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Love Can’t Be Bought 74
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dearer than All Others 76
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fearless Faith 78
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Finding Life 80
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Light Burdens 82
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mysterious Gift 84
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom about Weeds 86
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Surprised by Joy 88
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
No More Hunger 90
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Sound of Sheer Silence 92
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dogged Faith 94
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Who Do You Say You Are? 96
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Finding Your Self 98
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Recipe for Reconciliation 100
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Endless Forgiveness 102
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Justice in the Reign of God 104
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saying and Doing 106
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Other Tenants 108
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dressed for the Feast 110
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To Pay or Not to Pay 112
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Love Says It All 114
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Walking the Talk 116
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Inexhaustible Light 118
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Unmasking Greed 120
The Solemnity of Christ the King
The Shepherd King 122