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Friar Reflection

Hypocrites

In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his denunciation of the scribes and the Pharisees.  These along with the Sadducees were the religious leaders at the time of Jesus.  At the time of the writing of...

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Love

As a teacher I always wanted to make sure that the student focused on the essential or core element.  Sometimes a student would get lost in a vast array of information as they were reviewing their...

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Treasure in Heaven

Treasure in Heaven

In today’s Gospel a young man asks a question that all of us have asked: “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”  Jesus’ reply might surprise and even shock us: “Why do you ask me about...

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God’s Vision

Jesus responds to the disciples’ question about divorce and marriage in a very direct and clear way. It is a response that goes beyond the tradition in Israel at the time. Jesus looks at us and the...

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Assumption

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.  As we hear in today’s Gospel, Mary is “blessed…among women.”  Elizabeth goes on to exclaim, “blessed is the fruit of your womb.”  Elizabeth also...

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Forgiveness

In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us about forgiveness and fraternal correction.  He lays out a clear and precise procedure: “If your brother or sister sins again you…”.  The first step is to speak to...

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A week with Ezekiel

Beginning today, Monday, and continuing until August 24th, with the exception of some solemnities, Sundays, feast/memorial celebrations, our first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel. It is a dense...

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The True Cross

The image above is a painting, “Finding of the True Cross” by Agnolo Gaddi. It came to mind when preparing for this reflection and as a popular expression came to mind: “that’s their cross to bear.”...

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