Your heavenly Father knows.

COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Your heavenly Father knows.  Have you ever heard the old adage that if someone tells you not to think about pink elephants, you suddenly can’t seem to keep pink elephants out of your mind? Studies show that simply...

This is how you are to pray: “Our Father . . . ”

11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME This is how you are to pray: “Our Father . . . ”  When Jesus teaches the disciples to pray, he begins by telling them to address God as their Father. Think about how amazing this must have been for the disciples to hear! Certainly, God was...

Your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Your Father who sees in secret will repay you.  Parents know what it’s like to sacrifice in secret. It may start when a pregnant woman avoids certain foods or drinks that may hurt her unborn baby. Then there are the thousands of hours of...

Love your enemies.

11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Love your enemies.  What does Jesus mean when he tells us to love our enemies? Does he mean that we have to like them or become their friend? Do we have to think of them fondly or send them a Christmas card each year? The short answer is no,...

Offer no resistance to one who is evil.

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Offer no resistance to one who is evil.  Ahab and Jezebel—whose story is told in today’s first reading—would have benefited from Jesus’ words here. Their plot to falsely accuse Naboth, have him killed,...

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