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It is time to rediscover the power of the sacrament of Confession. It is a way to help us to remember how much it is that God loves us.
we need to see the world also through the eyes of faith. You can't see the covenant with Abraham using the senses alone. And it had to be quite difficult for Abraham to believe he...
We are to seek holiness in our ordinary lives. We can forget that the saints were fully human. Mary, Joseph. They had to discover and develop this relationship with God in the same w...
"Where are you?" That was the question in the book of Genesis when Adam and Eve sinned. Where are you? They hid. In fact, it's what we all do, on some level, when we are confronted with our ow...
We need a savior. And if we are like St. Dominic, we recognize this best when we are occupied with speaking to God or about God.
Continue reading Why do we need a Savior? Homily for Sund...
Today's readings remind us to keep God close. Moses is delayed and the people are discouraged. They take matters into their own hands, which ends badly. Do we sometimes do th...
Today's readings remind us to keep God close. Moses is delayed and the people are discouraged. They take matters into their own hands, which ends badly. Do we sometimes do the same?
The temple, which we hear about in both readings, was critically important for this coming together of the law of God and the lived example of people.The true temple is the Lord Jesus hims...
We could go on and on with the struggles and the challenges that people face. But the solution to them all is the same.
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