What do you treasure the most? I’m sure all of us at our better moments will answer God, family, and others. Another way of asking this question is with a time management survey: where do I spend...
Treasure
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Friar Reflection
Our Father
Prayer, Babbling, In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us how to pray. First of all, He tells us not to “babble like the pagans.” These pagans think that they need to use all sorts of words, titles, and...
Rewards and Punishments
This is an interesting passage from Matthew. It would seem to suggest that one should banish all rewards or punishments from the idea of religion. If that were so it would be to suggest that...
Learning to be better
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said. You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you...
An eye for an eye
In today’s gospel from Mark, Jesus continues His discourse called the Sermon on the Mount. It is from a section of the Sermon which is marked with “you have heard it said… but I say to you…” He is...
Head or Heart
Some people lead with their heart while others are very rational and use their head in making decisions. Today’s Solemnity of the Sacred Heart might make us think that Jesus always leads with His...
The Higher Law is Love
After Jesus said that He has come to fulfill the Law and not abolish it in yesterday’s Gospel, He goes on to point out concrete cases. The first refers to the command “you should not kill.” One...
The Lens of the Covenant
The gospel text for this Wednesday of the 10th Week is taken from the “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew’s gospel: 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not...
Discipleship, Salt, Light
“Give Glory to God” In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28). This Sermon begins with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) whereby Jesus teaches us what it means to...
Peacemaker
A Buddhist monk was asked to teach meditation at a prison near the monastery. Many of the inmates had never met a monk. After the first session, they began to ask him about his life in the...
The Christ is the Son of David
In many parts of the Gospel the most significant groups of Judaism from the time of Jesus (Pharisees, scribes, Sadducees) ask and Jesus answers. Yesterday’s Gospel was one of them. Today we hear...
The Greatest Commandment
Sometimes the Internet can overwhelm us with too much information and with dubious facts and conspiracies. We can truly lose the forest for the trees and lose sight of what is important and true! ...