https://youtu.be/yY3q0aMjgPw Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. Today’s Gospel contains one of the most important Christian teachings, especially in the early Church. Frequently quoted, this teaching sets Christians apart from all others offering the greatest example of Christian perfection. Certainly love of everyone, even enemies, is not easy to achieve. Thus, […]
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Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
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https://youtu.be/dZWGSq42C8w The famous phrase ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’ comes from the law of retaliation found in the book of Exodus. “Christ took the law to an entirely different level, forbidding retaliation entirely,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily, “He gave an extreme insult as an example: a slap on […]
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https://youtu.be/vSzaUxypusY What are your eulogy virtues? They are the virtues that are “talked about at our funeral,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily. At your funeral, will you be described as brave, honest, or faithful? Or whether you were capable of deep love and generosity? Our eulogy virtues are different from our résumé virtues, which […]
Continue ReadingThe Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
https://youtu.be/v05hSn-V5MI Today’s memorial of The Immaculate Heart of Mary celebrates a woman whose life is filled with challenges and crisis not unlike our own. She is the confused teenager who finds herself in crisis, not of her own making, who with the help of her family, finds her way through it. She is the young […]
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