Introduction In common parlance, to be tempted means to feel attracted to what is forbidden. It…
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8th Sunday of the year – He Saw That It Was Good
‘You cannot be a slave to God and to Mammon.’ In today’s Gospel Jesus shows us…
8th Sunday of the year
The poetic imagination of the biblical writers seems to know no bounds in their attempt to…
8th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Did Jesus tell his disciples not to worry “about your life, what you will eat or…
8th Sunday of the year
THE GOSPEL IS A STRONG CHALLENGE to the lifestyle that prevails in most of our cities…
Ash Wednesday – Towards a More Meaningful Lent
Soon we will begin the holy season of Lent. In all spheres of our life―secular and…
Ash Wednesday – The Sign of Ashes
Ashes are always significant. The remains of a camp fire in the woods; of a picnic;…
Ash Wednesday
As I read and prayed over today’s readings for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten…