In love he destined us for adoption

SAINT TERESA OF JESUS, VIRGIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL)   In love he destined us for adoption. Adoption in the ancient Middle East didn’t work quite the way it does in modern, first-world countries. In Greco-Roman culture, legal adoptions were almost...

The fruit of the Spirit

SAINT CALLISTUS I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   The fruit of the Spirit . . . Isn’t the fruit listed here enticing? We all want more peace, patience, and self-control. But just as in nature, the fruit of the Spirit is the product of a long growth...

I will walk at liberty, because I seek your precepts

28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   I will walk at liberty, because I seek your precepts.    Wait a minute! Aren’t “precepts” the opposite of “liberty”? Doesn’t freedom mean doing whatever you please whenever you please, in defiance of rules and restrictions? Not...

This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign.

28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign.    What did Jesus mean here? Surely it’s okay to seek a sign sometimes, right? After all, Gideon asked God for a sign—twice! (Judges 6:36-40). God himself offered the...

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