https://youtu.be/-yvzrVMC_-Y There is a Jewish folktale about a man who approached God. “Which do you think is harder, to be man, or to be God,” the man asked God. “Oh, being God is much, much harder,” God replied, “I have a whole universe to worry about… planets, stars, and galaxies… peoples and nations… all you […]
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Monday of the 5th Week in Lent
https://youtu.be/0zVRWUTxWcM Take a moment today to pick up a stone, not to hurl at somebody, but to serve as a focal point for prayer. Think about the stones we have hurled at others: Stones of criticism, of ridicule, of cynicism. Recognize the stones we place in the road that become obstacles and dangers to others: […]
Continue ReadingThe 5th Sunday in Lent
https://youtu.be/I2m8u1X-9ek “Each year our Jewish brothers and sisters celebrate what for them is the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily, “On this day they are invited to confront the reality of their own death.” The liturgical high point of Yom Kippur is the recitation […]
Continue ReadingSaturday of the 4th Week in Lent
https://youtu.be/DNPADaJu09c In today’s homily, Jesus, despite His teachings on compassion and forgiveness, and His many works of healing and reconciliation, becomes a polarizing figure among the Jews. “He is used to justify conflicting agendas and expectations,” says Father Jerry, “He is invoked to justify narrow positions and perspectives.” “Not much has changed in our own […]
Continue ReadingThe Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
https://youtu.be/P8BBewvqxjQ Today the church celebrates The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a just man. When the Bible speaks of God justifying someone, it means that God, the all Holy and righteous One, so transforms a person, that the individual shares […]
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