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158 total views St. Monica represents for us the parents whose children are trudging the path of destruction. These parents are helpless in doing anything for such children. I believe every parent has experienced the pain of seeing a child slide down to destruction until he or she is too old to be corrected. Parents, especially
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360 total views The Gospel text puts me in a dilemma because I believe that scripture is always correct and true. God never lies and always fulfills His promises. The Lord tells us today that all prayers are answered. Knock and it will be opened, seek and you will find. There is certainty in His statement.
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211 total views Some years ago, there was a very popular Jesuit writer. His name was John Powell. He wrote a series of best sellers. Actually, his first book, as far as I know was entitled “Why Am I Afraid to Love?” And then he followed it with a second book entitled “Why Am I Afraid
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278 total views We are about to end the story of Joseph from the book of Genesis. Very briefly, the story of Joseph runs this way. Jacob had 12 sons and one of them was Joseph. The 11 sons were jealous of Joseph because he was Jacob’s favorite. In their jealousy, they plotted against Joseph. They
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208 total views There is an amusing twist in this Gospel about forgiveness. The Lord starts to preach about forgiveness, yet, He ends up by saying that those who will not forgive will be tortured. “Send him out to gnash his teeth.” Torture, as you know, is the highest form of unforgiveness. On the other hand,
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195 total views When you hear the word, “repentance,” what concept immediately enters your mind? Do you accept the meaning of “repentance” as saying to the Lord: “Lord, I’m sorry?” When we hear this word, the concept that immediately enters our minds is “sorrow, contrition.” Repentance does not primarily call for sorrow and contrition. You will
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254 total views From the first reading, there is Jeremiah, who was complaining to God that each time he talked, people would dig a pit so he could be buried alive. That is Jeremiah. It is really a struggle to come across people who will make you feel small, who will belittle you, who will say
