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Today's readings [display_podcast] Now this sounds like a horrible thing for a priest to be telling you in Mass, but I’m going to say it anyway. Who on earth cares about the healing of a blind person? Well, the blind … Continued
Today's readings[display_podcast] “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” That, to be honest, has to be an extremely reassuring comment. To know that you’re on the right track, that your thoughts and heart’s desires are in line with … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] Today's Scriptures address another one of the ways that we fallen human beings tend to avoid the truth. Today we see that the issue is one of obfuscation, trying to confuse the facts. It's a case of … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] There's something about us human beings that just doesn't like to be told what to do. We don't like rules and regulations, we frown on laws that curtail our freedoms, we turn up our noses at religious … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] The book of Daniel the Prophet is one of my favorite books of Scripture. If you haven't read that book, that would be your homework today. It won't take terribly long, but be sure you read it … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] Why is the human heart so much opposed to hearing the truth and acting on it? I remember as a child I used to hate it when my parents would tell me something and turn out to … Continued
Today’s readings Something that often gets overlooked in this very familiar parable is that both of the sons are sinful. We take it on faith that the youngest is sinful: taking half of his inheritance before his father is even … Continued
Today’s readings The great sin of the rich man may not have been the sin of neglecting poor Lazarus, although that was certainly bad. His greatest sin, though, was that he trusted in himself and not in God. He had … Continued
Today’s readings Be careful what you wish for, is kind of what Jesus says to the sons of Zebedee today. Those of us who are disciples will indeed drink of Jesus’ same chalice, but when we take it we must … Continued
Today’s readings A phylactery was a black leather box that was worn on the arm or the forehead, containing scriptural verses. Maybe the modern equivalent would be a “WWJD” bracelet, or a cross worn around the neck, or even a … Continued
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