This poor widow put in more than all the rest

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr (Optional Memorial) (34th or Last Week in Ordinary Time)   This poor widow put in more than all the rest.    Why did this widow catch Jesus’ attention?   Perhaps because he was well aware of the plight of...

You have answered well

Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial)   You have answered well.    During a family reunion, Tim learned that a cousin was an agnostic but that he also had a deep sympathy for the sufferings of the poor.   After listening to his cousin explain...

My house shall be a house of prayer

Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial)   My house shall be a house of prayer.   When Jesus refers to “my house,” we can understand it in different ways.   The Temple in Jerusalem was seen as the house of God.   Indeed, Jesus declares these words while...

He saw the city and wept over it

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial)   He saw the city and wept over it.    Today’s Gospel (Luke 19:41) makes it clear that Jesus experienced the full range of human emotions.   He didn’t just comment on Jerusalem’s lack of faith, and he...

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