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Friar Reflection

A Camel

A Camel

In last week’s Gospel Jesus told a “fish story” and in today’s Gospel Jesus tells a “camel story.”  Today’s Gospel is the story of a camel trying to pass through the eye of a needle.  A sort of...

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The Prophet Ezekiel

Beginning this Monday just past and continuing until August 21st, with the exception of some solemnities, feast days and memorial celebrations, our first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel. It is a...

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Being witness

Being witness

Today is the Feast of St. Lawrence of Rome, one of the early martyrs of the Church who died during the persecution of the Emperor Valerian in 258 AD. Lawrence was one of the seven deacons of Rome,...

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A Childlike Attitude

A Childlike Attitude

In the gospel, the disciples ask Jesus, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”  Jesus uses the example of a child.  Why a child?  Jesus sees three qualities in a child that a disciple...

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Fish Story

Fish Story

Today’s Gospel sounds like an incredible fish story.  Peter drops a hook into the sea and catches a fish with a coin worth twice the temple tax.  Just enough for Jesus and Peter to pay the temple...

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Peter: Rock and Satan

Peter: Rock and Satan

In today’s Gospel Matthew continues to tell the story of the disciples’ journey of faith.  The story once again centers on Peter.  In Tuesday’s Gospel Peter showed himself to be a person of faith,...

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Distant Promises

Distant Promises

The daily readings are never meant to be a Bible Study per se, but unless one has a sense of the book or scroll from which it is taken, I think people unfamiliar with, e.g., the prophet Jeremiah,...

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