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Today’s readings “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” This is the second time this week that we have heard these words. The first was on Sunday, in connection with … Continued
Today’s readings Today, we celebrate two apostles who, as often is the case, are relatively unknown except that they were followers of Jesus. Jude is called Judas in Luke and in the Acts of the Apostles. Matthew and Mark call … Continued
Today’s readings What does it take for us to be known by God? After all, God forbid we’d be among those to whom he says: “I do not know where you are from.” I think the answer comes in that … Continued
Today’s readings The injunction for wives to be submissive to their husbands, given in our first reading, certainly offends our modern. That’s just not the kind of thing we say in this society –now. Yet this was the norm in … Continued
Today’s readings “Loose lips sink ships.” That’s a saying that I learned somewhere in my early elementary school life. I don’t think I fully understood what it meant at the time – all I appreciated was that it told me … Continued
Today’s readings The thing is, you know, the Pharisee was quite right. His righteousness was beyond reproach. He has been innocent of greed, dishonesty and adultery. He has been more pious than even the law requires. Fasting was only required … Continued
Today’s readings In our overly-litigious society, Jesus’ words that we are to make an effort to settle the matter on the way are a good call to refocus. This call shifts the emphasis from winning to healing, and it calls … Continued
Today’s readings Some people would say that Jesus was a peaceful man. And that is a basically true statement. But I think that we have to understand that peace wasn’t necessarily his primary interest, at least not peace in the … Continued
Today’s readings St. Isaac and St. John were among eight missionaries who worked among the Huron and Iroquois Indians in the New World in the seventeenth century. They were devoted to their work and were accomplishing many conversions. The conversions, … Continued
Today’s readings Saint Luke, of course, is best known for contributing two major works to the New Testament: the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. In these works, we can see the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, … Continued
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