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Founder or Pharisee?

One of our readers commented that she liked this look at Jesus as a radical or a rebel. In saying this she implied that it was a new perspective, or at least one that she hadn’t considered before. I replied … Continue reading

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Free radicals

There was a time in my life when the term “free radicals” would most certainly have referred to a campaign to extricate student protesters from unfair incarceration. Today, “free radicals” would most certainly refer to bad guys in our bodies … Continue reading

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The Rebel Jesus

Okay, hang with me here. This is going to seem a little disconnected but as it unfolds, it will all make sense. In two days, those of us who are Americans will celebrate what we call our Independence Day. It … Continue reading

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The Blanket of Stars Award

Last night, as representatives of Women of Vision we served our last meal to the women of Isaiah House at least for the summer. The last two years someone has called for a summer break from this obligation and I’m … Continue reading

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Under a blanket of stars

It’s Graduation Day at Isaiah House. For those of you new to the Catch, Isaiah House is a home for 60 women who have no other home in Santa Ana, California that many of our Catch members in partnership with … Continue reading

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LA’s new rock star

Los Angeles has a new rock star. It’s a rock – a 340-ton granite rock that was unveiled Sunday as a featured sculpture taking up permanent residence at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The artist, Michael Heizer calls … Continue reading

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God isn’t fair (thank goodness)

“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful … Continue reading

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Playing the game from the bench

Baseball season is now in full swing so I get to have a Baseball Catch or two now and then. Some of you already know I’m a frustrated sportswriter anyway. The Los Angeles Angels have a young player who so … Continue reading

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Sanctified by dolphins

On a few occasions I have had the privilege of experiencing dolphins at play. The one I will never forget was a time we were motoring from Newport Beach to Catalina Island in southern California and were met by a … Continue reading

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Learning from the 2008 games

Cathy writes: “I was going through some old emails (yes, I keep everything it seems like) and came across this “Catch” from 2008.  I really liked it and forwarded it to everyone at work (they’re all worth forwarding – but … Continue reading

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