What must I do?

8TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME What must I do?  Ash Wednesday is only two days away, and many of us are wondering what we “must do” this Lent. Let’s use today’s Gospel account of the conversation between the rich young man and Jesus to help us answer that question. First,...

Is it lawful?

7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Is it lawful?  Today’s Gospel recounts yet another confrontation between Jesus and some Pharisees who were trying to test him. The religious leaders wanted to make Jesus appear to contradict Moses so they could discredit him. Then, they...

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.

7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. The thought of getting rid of your hand, foot, or eye to avoid sinning sounds rather extreme—and yes—even grotesque. Yet we can relate to the frustration of desperately wanting to just cut sin out...

You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow.

SAINT POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow.  We can all vividly remember how quickly our lives changed two years ago at the onset of the global pandemic. As we lived through months of lockdown, most of our plans...

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