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Today’s readings I think it’s very important for us to realize that we are not at home in this world, wherever we are. We are always travelers until we reach heaven, which is our true home. I remember on the … Continued
Today’s readings #LentND The prophet Isaiah and Jesus speak today about the great power of words. Isaiah speaks specifically of the power of God’s word, a word that will not return empty but will go out and accomplish the purpose … Continued
Today’s readings The devil wants more than anything for us to forget who we are. He really didn’t care if Jesus ruined his fast by turning some stones into bread, or if he killed himself trying to test God, and … Continued
Today’s readings When it comes right down to it, we have a choice. We can choose life or death, blessing or curse, the way of the Cross or the way of the world. The choice that we make has huge … Continued
Today’s readings #AshWednesday #LentND #AshTag Back when I was in seminary, I was a fire chaplain for one of the local fire departments. On Wednesdays, we only had one class, and since it was Ash Wednesday and our teacher was … Continued
Today’s readings One of the most important aspects of the spiritual life is the knowledge that we can’t hold on to everything all at once. If we’re holding on to the stuff of this world, we have no way of … Continued
Today’s readings For the Rite of Acceptance Into the Order of Catechumens Worry will absolutely kill us, if we let it. As a pastor and confessor, I hear worry from people all the time. Worry about job issues or money in … Continued
Today’s readings There’s been a lot of arguing in the Gospels these last couple of days. Yesterday, the disciples were arguing with the scribes when both groups found they were incapable of casting a demon out of a person who … Continued
Today’s readings So the disciples are waiting for Jesus to come down the mountain after the Transfiguration. They have attempted to cure a man’s son from the hold of a demon, but they were apparently unable to do so. This … Continued
Today’s readings “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” The writer of the letter to the Hebrews sums up for us this notion of faith, which can be so difficult to wrap … Continued
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