Sharing the Word

Almsgiving, prayer, and fasting can be useless if they are practiced for the wrong reason. God doesn’t hear prayer that is addressed to making us look good.

Most of our failures in loving our neighbor involve petty spats, little acts of selfishness, deliberately remembered slights. God calls us to rise above that and love as he does, because he is generous.

Doing violence to others solves nothing even when the violence is in response to injustice. All that makes real sense in dealing with others is generosity and forgiveness.

God sent the prophet Elijah an associate in the person of Elisha. God calls all of us in various ways to offer support to one another in God’s work.

The bond of marriage is one of the most sacred bonds and contract any two people can make. Successful, loving marriages just don’t happen by chance. They demand hard work. And over time that can be a real challenge.

Jesus talks about the importance of being on good terms with our neighbor. Any antipathy to our neighbor is a capital offense. Love for our neighbor sometimes can even take precedence over the defense of our own rights.