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Journey is a theme in this week’s Gospel. Father Greg Friedman, OFM, says that theme offers us a chance to explore what being a disciple means.
Made famous by his own holy life and featured in the movie “A Man for All Seasons,” Saint Thomas More is the patron of those in the legal profession. Husband, father, chancellor, and lawyer, Thomas More was reluctantly martyred by King Henry VIII in 1535.
The journey Jesus begins in today’s Gospel was difficult—not only because robbers, deserts and wild beasts lay along the road to Jerusalem. At the end of his journey, Jesus will face crucifixion and death.
It’s not easy to identify the prophet of falsehood, the destructive idea, the tree that bears bad fruit. Jesus calls us to be careful about what we assimilate. If we are wise we will live cautiously.
God’s presence surrounds us and is always reaching out to us in the nitty-gritty experiences of our daily life. Unfortunately, most of us go through life as sleepwalkers, unaware of these “glimpses of God.”
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was a precocious child who had a spiritual awakening at the age of 7. As a young adult, and after a prolonged battle with his father, he entered the Jesuits where he had to learn to live and maneuver within community, and give up some of his independent ways of doing things. Aloysius helped nurse patients of the plague which he caught and from which he died.
The Assyrians did not leave the Jews in peace for long. Sennacherib threatens the Judeans and their king with destruction. The king of Judah at this time was Hezekiah, deeply devoted to the God of his people. God sends the prophet Isaiah to reassure King Hezekiah.
Our nation needs to embrace Black History more than ever this year. Let we of every race pray for the wisdom and humility to be lifelong learners so that our society can come closer to mirroring the Kingdom of Heaven.
Saint Paulinus of Nola was a married priest and bishop. In his day, marriage was not an impediment to the priesthood. Though married for many years, Saint Paulinus and his wife were childless. When they finally were blessed with a son, he lived but a few weeks.
Judging others is dangerous. We’re generally incapable of judging objectively. When we judge others we are preparing a harsh judgement for ourselves.
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