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Living the Theological Virtues: Vocation and Charity
Living the theological virtues – faith, hope and charity – would be impossible without grace. But even with grace the theological virtues are difficult. Hope fully lived is complete trust in God. Do you trust God completely? Faith fully lived is deep intimacy with God. How well do you know God’s mind and heart? Charity…
Read MoreDaily Bible: Explain to us the parable
Read the Full Scripture Verses Here Jeremiah 14:17-22 is a confession of sin and an appeal for mercy. Jeremiah calls out for mercy on behalf of the Hebrew people, who are suffering in exile due to their sin. He confesses that the People of God have been unfaithful, and deserve their punishment. But he also…
Read MoreDaily Readings: I will hide my face from them
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings in the Holy Mass may make us uncomfortable if we take them to heart. The Old Testament and the New Testament both make use of parables. In the first reading, the loin cloth that God tells Jeremiah to wear and then to bury represents the chosen People…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed they who dwell in your house!
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings at Holy Mass are about dwelling with God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us in the first reading what is required to remain in God’s presence. 1. Following the truth 2. Faithfulness to God 3. Conversion of heart – to love our neighbor. The psalm tells us that…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed Are Your Eyes
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading for the Holy Mass, God speaks through the prophet Jeremiah to accuse the Hebrew people of violating the Covenant. God had brought them into the “Garden land” – notice how God’s description of the Promised Land echoes the Garden of Eden. But the Hebrew people…
Read MoreDaily Reading: You Will Arise and Have Mercy
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading from Isaiah, the Hebrew people cry out to God in the midst of His judgment against them. They are in exile due to their stubborn sinfulness. Since they chose time and time again to divide their love for God with the pagan gods, God abandoned…
Read MoreLean Into Peace
The world is uncertain. Jobs are not secure. Marriages crumble. Neighborhoods aren’t safe. We may be tempted to crawl under a rock. An artist painted a picture of raging ocean waves crashing on a craggy and rocky coastline. The ocean spray flew into the sky. The waves churned, and storm clouds filled the sky. But,…
Read MoreLiving the Theological Virtues and Embracing Your School of Love
God calls each of us to our vocation to help us grow in the theological virtues. We are called within our specific vocation to grow in our general vocation. Pope John Paul II called the family the “school of love.” He referred mainly to the fact that children learn what it means to love from…
Read MorePope says keep faith fresh, don’t become ‘lukewarm Christians’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering that first encounter and that initial feeling of loving and being loved is as important in one’s faith life as it is marriage, Pope Francis said during his early morning Mass. “If we throw away the enthusiasm that comes from the memory of that […] View the original article on…
Read MoreLent: It’s Only Ash Wednesday and I Already Miss My Netflix
I don’t know about you, but I”m a Lent wimp. I tend toward self-indulgence. So I find sacrifices very difficult. While I’m not writing this post on Ash Wednesday, the thoughts that inspired it did actually happen. I had spent the day with this year’s sacrifice – giving up watching Netflix (really the only source…
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