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The Woes

The Woes

This is the week of “woes” as we listen to the reading of Matthew’s 23rd chapter. In English woe means sadness or distress. Seven times Jesus judges and rebukes the pharisees by saying sadness on you. In Spanish the translation is simply an emotional exclamation, not...

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Judgement, Mercy, and Fidelity

Judgement, Mercy, and Fidelity

Certain things in the Word of God are easy to measure, control, and even accomplish. Paying a tithe of a certain product is rather easy. All we do is weigh our harvest and then pay the percentage. We even get a receipt for our payment to prove that we are doing things...

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Hypocrites

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 Matthew’s Gospel (around 85 A.D.) the Pharisees were the main religious...

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Love

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 notes and readings.  I would direct them in their studies to always ask...

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The Invitation and the Tunic

The Invitation and the Tunic

God invites all to be part of his life, the great banquet. We like the sound of that. It’s all inclusive and we don’t have to do much. But then the parable takes a strange turn. People don’t want to go to the banquet and others who actually go, are thrown out for lack...

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Bonfire of Our Vanities

Bonfire of Our Vanities

The first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel from a larger section known as the “Oracles Against the Nations.” In our reading the charge leveled against the prince of Tyre is simple and direct: you have become arrogant, or as we read “haughty of heart”. The prophet...

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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 the good?  There is only One who is good.”  Jesus is of course...

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God’s Vision

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 world through the eyes of God. To answer the concerns about divorce,...

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Assumption

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 calls Mary blessed because of her faith: “Blessed are you who believed...

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