…shepherds (drawing on the Gospel) Sheep require a balanced diet The nutrition requires for sheep are complex https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/nutrition-sheep/nutrition-sheep Avoid malnutrition, avoid food and water deprivation https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-1-4020-8553-6_7.pdf?pdf=inline%20link Good shepherds expose sheep…
…light Salt is a chemical compound (NaCl) that is used for flavoring and preservation. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2015-2016/february-2016/salt-facts.html#:~:text=By%20Chris%20Eboch%20February%202016&text=Unfortunately%2C%20taking%20too%20much%20salt,have%20recommended%20consuming%20less%20salt. The over consumption of salt by human beings can have severe health challenges Salt is…
…of Lent, Cycle A.” 6.iii.17. http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2017/03/05/ars-praedicandi-ed-foleys-homily-for-the-first-sunday-of-lent-year-a/ “Funeral Homily for Kevin McNicholas.” Old St. Patrick’s Church. 29 September 2016. http://www.oldstpats.org/kevin-mcnicholas/ “Campion Baer, Capuchin: ‘A Homily, a Tribute, a Thank you’ from…
20th Sunday of the Year, A BY EDWARD FOLEY, CAPUCHIN, August 20, 2023 Lectionary 118: Isa 55:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Matt 15:21-28 ο ο…
…or disease, humans can rewire the brain through focus https://www.research.colostate.edu/healthyagingcenter/2022/05/31/how-to-rewire-your-brain/ A 17-minute video by one of the authors of The Innovator’s DNA, about key skills to become innovative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy6Ex1C_SAs Homily…
…program and intentional community. It provides funding, graduate assistantship, and designated formation to young adults from marginalized communities, including Hispanic/Latin@, Black, AAPI, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and disabled students. Pathways students are…
…illness: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200001133420206 Models of valuation and the Rescuer Task with the L’Arche Community: https://youtu.be/vmFLeEgMz3c?t=3166 (link begins at the 52:46 mark of the video) Homily Outline Combining Resources Possible preaching outline…
…visual agnosia: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/primary-visual-agnosia/ Demonstration of associative visual agnosia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1qnPxwalhw Homily Outline Combining Resources Possible homily outline (following theme 3 and resources 2 and 3, above): Explanation of associative visual agnosia…
…identity and belonging https://contexts.org/articles/feature-article-indigenous-identity-being-and-belonging/, On the accuracy of DNA tests https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-accurate-are-online-dna-tests/ Summary of articles: Millions of DNA testing kits are sold, often with the promise of telling customers who and…
…fragmented and discordant world. Paralysed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60258620, and https://www.healthline.com/health-news/scientific-advances-are-allowing-people-with-paralysis-to-walk-again#Advances-in-the-field-of-paralysis Summary of articles: Neurosurgeons at a hospital in Switzerland have helped a paralyzed man…
