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Today’s readings One of the best Lenten reminders that I can think of comes in today’s second reading. Here, Saint Paul tells the Philippians that “our citizenship is in heaven.” We know how true this is. We may have made … Continued
Today’s readings Pride is, perhaps, the most insidious of the sins with which we have to deal. And I say “we” because yes, we all have to deal with it at some level at some point in our lives. Pride … Continued
Tonight’s readings We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered. We have come to the pinnacle of our vigil, this mother of … Continued
Last night, I was in church for the Living Stations. The junior high kids were leading it and they did an awesome job. They even got me to shed a few tears along the way. I’m half Italian: we just … Continued
Today’s readings The Liturgy in these past summer months has been teaching us how to be disciples of Jesus. Today, the readings give us another tool for the disciple, and that tool is forgiveness. These readings come on the heels … Continued
Today’s readings I think that if you took a survey, nearly everyone would want to say that they are righteous, that is, that they do the right thing. But I also think that survey would reveal how amazingly different each … Continued
Today’s readings It’s amazing, I think, that our God would choose to become one of us, frail and weak creatures that we are. And he could have come and become incarnate in any way he chose. But what he chose … Continued
Today’s readings “Lord, please let me see.” What a wonderful prayer. Certainly in the blind beggar’s life, that prayer was for the gift of physical sight. But maybe that’s not the kind of sight we need. Maybe the kind of … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s gospel reading deals with a major theme of Jesus, and that is sin and forgiveness. That was why he came here to earth, as we well know, and today he tells us why, while sin can run … Continued
Today’s readings Prayer is one of the most important elements of the Christian life, of the life of a disciple, and yet it is also, I think, one of the most difficult to master. When I’ve mastered it, I’ll let … Continued
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