If God already knows what we need, then why pray at all? We do not pray to instruct God, but to become intimate with Him to be reminded of our sins and our neediness. Christians have always been instructed to recite the Lord’s Prayer, at least three times a day. The instruction by Jesus […]
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Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
“Today, Jesus gives us a key instruction about three important acts of piety,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily above. Do not do things in order to be seen. Being seen, and acts which are done in order to be seen, are not the same thing. In Jesus’ time, some Jews practiced extreme fasting and […]
Continue ReadingTuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time – LOVE YOUR ENEMY
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, Saint […]
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Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
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 the […]
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