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Friar Reflection

False Prophets

Jesus gives us an important warning in today’s Gospel: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing.”  It seems the proliferation of podcasts, tweets, and other social media has...

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Stop Judging

Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Today’s sermon is addressed to his disciples, that is to all us Christians.  His teaching is simple: Stop it!  “Stop judging, that you may not...

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Treasures in Heaven

Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28).  In this Sermon Jesus gives us his authoritative teaching. “When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had...

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The Heart of Prayer

Prayer is a natural part of human life. It is often an expression of our natural religiosity. Prayers that arise out of our natural religiosity tend to be petitions or an attempt on our part to...

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Hypocrites

In today’s Gospel Jesus warns against performing “righteous deeds” for human approval.  We should not perform our “righteous deeds” or acts of piety with pomp or outward show to call attention to...

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An Eye for an Eye

In today’s Gospel Jesus gives his authoritative interpretation of the Scripture, the Old Testament.  In the Sermon of the Mount Jesus introduces a text of the Old Testament with the words, “You have...

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St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony was born into a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195 and died 36 years later in Padua, Italy as a Franciscan friar. After being ordained for the Canons of the Holy Cross he came to...

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Reconciliation

Today’s reading comes from the Sermon on the Mount which is Jesus call for us to return to living in relation with God and others as we were created. Communion is at the center of Sermon on the...

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Barnabas

Today is the memorial of St. Barnabas a fellow missionary with St. Paul.  In fact, as we hear in today’s 1st reading Barnabas was the one to bring Paul from Tarsus to Antioch.  Even before this...

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The Mustard Seed

We have come to the last day of classes for this year, the beginning of summer vacation. As always, the Word of God comes to speak to us today and every day of our lives whether a common day or...

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