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Today’s readings Have you ever been with a friend who is hurting and after listening to them, said something that helped them, but you don’t know where those words came from? Have you ever been in a situation where everyone … Continued
Today’s readings Today we begin a little excursion into the Wisdom Literature of the Scriptures. The first readings this week will be from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, two of the strongest pieces of Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament. Wisdom literature … Continued
Today’s Readings So the problem is, nobody ever becomes rich and famous by being righteous. How many people even care about the idea of being righteous? The world is so often full of jealousy and selfish ambition. Indeed, we commend … Continued
Today’s readings This whole Gospel story can be a little bit jarring, I think. I was particularly struck by what the messenger said to Jesus when he asked him to come to the centurion’s house: “He deserves to have you … Continued
Today’s readings One of my favorite things to do when I have spare time is to read a good mystery novel. My mother passed her love for that genre on to me, and to my sisters. I always used to … Continued
Today’s readings So the readings that we have today are not meant to be of comfort to the afflicted; rather their intent is to afflict us who have been just a little to comfortable. It seems that the Church at … Continued
Today’s readings Many of you know that recently I have been working on losing weight and getting healthy. That’s been going on since January, and it’s starting to see some good results. And the recipe, as any doctor or nutritionist … Continued
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