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Many Are Called, All Are Chosen
What does it mean to be properly “dressed” for God’s banquet?
In this reflection on Matthew 22, Sr. Alice Gerdeman explores Jesus’ strange and challenging parable of the wedding banquet—and the surprising idea that the “wedding garment” might be something God gives us to wear.
Drawing on a powerful story about a man she visited shortly before his execution, Sr. Alice reflects on the many garments we may be invited to put on throughout our lives: compassion, mercy, reconciliation, justice, hope, and love.
And when Jesus says, “Many are called, but few are chosen,” Sr. Alice asks a different…
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