Sharing the Word for August 22, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 22, 2020
Practice without faith conviction is useless. But at the same time, belief without appropriate practice is meaningless.
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Sharing the Word for August 21, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 21, 2020
Love is willing and doing–willing and doing what is good for my neighbor and myself; willing and doing what God wants done for those he loves.
Sharing the Word for August 20, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 20, 2020
The invitation is indeed freely given by God, but it has to be properly accepted by those to whom it is addressed. Mere admission to the kingdom is no guarantee of staying in it.
Sunday Soundbite for August 23, 2020
Dan Kroger, OFM
August 19, 2020
Matthew sees Jesus as a new Moses, who went up the mountain to teach the new Law and envisioned a relationship of mutual respect and responsibility for all in the Church community.
Let Us Be Followers of Francis
Stephen Copeland
August 18, 2020
On the brink of election season, it already feels like the tension in our country has reached a peak unparalleled in my lifetime.
Sharing the Word for August 18, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 18, 2020
Riches can distract from God, cut us off from others, and lead to a life of selfishness. Salvation of the rich can only come about by some kind of miracle, through the intervention of God.
Sharing the Word for August 17, 2020 – Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 17, 2020
Wealth and resources interfere with gaining eternal life. Giving away our resources has to be part of our Christian spirituality.
Sharing the Word for August 15, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 15, 2020
We cannot properly venerate the Blessed Mother without including Christ and the Church, nor rightly conceive of the Church without Mary.
Sharing the Word for August 14, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 14, 2020
Jesus is very clear that God intends marriage to be permanent and monogamous. Marriage may not be easy, but God’s law remains the same.
Sunday Soundbite for August 16, 2020
Greg Friedman, OFM
August 12, 2020
In today’s Gospel reading Matthew relates a story that shows how a mission to the Gentiles could still respect the historical role of Israel in first hearing the Good News.