to those who were convinced of their own righteousness

3RD WEEK OF LENT   . . . to those who were convinced of their own righteousness.   St. Teresa of Ávila taught that the virtue of humility is best understood as true knowledge:   to see yourself as you really are, neither too high nor too low.   If you have...

Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man

SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (SOLEMNITY)   Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, . . . decided to divorce her quietly.    As we ponder today’s Gospel passage (Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24), let’s think about what Joseph could have...

I have come not to abolish but to fulfill

SAINT CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   I have come not to abolish but to fulfill   So just how does Jesus fulfill the Law of the Old Testament?   Today’s first reading gives us a clue. Moses reminds the Israelites that...

How often must I forgive

SAINT PATRICK, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   How often must I forgive?    “Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.”   That’s what C. S. Lewis wrote in his book Mere Christianity.   It’s certainly true of the unforgiving...

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