7 Sep 2022
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“Anyone who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
“Ah, Jesus, can’t I just keep my smart phone or tablet?” Jesus might point out that He said denounce Jesus might add, “You may USE your smart phone or tablet, but you may not claim that they, or anything else you think you own,...
30 Aug 2022
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“Invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, the unwanted; blessed will you be because of their inability to repay you.”
A wealthy parishioner noted to his pastor that Jesus dined with the rich and famous of his day. He asked, “Do you think Jesus would belong to an exclusive country club if he were here today?” The pastor answered, “I suspect he might,...
23 Aug 2022
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“I do not know where you are from.”
What will we do if Jesus speaks those words to us when we finally meet him? Will our face go pale and our knees buckle? Will we be very frightened? Will we mumble, “I ate and drank in your company and you taught me”? What if...
16 Aug 2022
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“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!”
Starting fires and setting relatives against each other seems like rather harsh words from the mouth of Jesus who consistently lived and taught what God told Moses to tell the Chosen People - to love God with our whole heart, mind, soul...
8 Aug 2022
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“For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.”
The trash we put on the curb to be discarded reveals much about who we are and what we do in life. It contains the packaging of the products that we treasure. It reveals where our heart is. What is in our trash? Is it packaging from...
31 Jul 2022
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“Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”
A man in the crowd asks Jesus to tell his brother to share the inheritance with him. Jesus tells him, “Take care against all greed . . . one’s life does not consist of possessions.” We live in a culture in which many...
18 Jul 2022
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“Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?”
When Jesus visits the home of Martha and Mary the two sisters take completely different courses of action. Martha begins to prepare food and refreshments for her guest. Mary gives her full attention to what Jesus has to say. Both are...
21 Jun 2022
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“. . . He said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to give to the crowd.”
None of the Gospels tell the exact details of how four or five thousand men, plus women and children, are fed with a few loaves and fish. The Church teaches us that the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes was a...