Then the subjects are exempt.

St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (Optional Memorial) Then the subjects are exempt. It’s no surprise that taxation causes controversy. It’s one of the two certainties of life, as the saying goes! The tax that is the subject of today’s Gospel was assessed on all...

The Lord will restore the vine of Jacob.

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) The Lord will restore the vine of Jacob.  The people of Judah certainly had reasons to fear Assyria. A mighty empire known for its brutality, Assyria had plundered the northern kingdom of Israel in 721 BC and laid...

A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

Saint Dominic, Priest (Memorial) A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.  King David is known for his bravery on the battlefield: he is the shepherd boy who became the king of Israel. But his life tells a cautionary tale, and his repentance in today’s...

Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, (Optional Memorial) Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  Of course Jesus and his disciples needed to withdraw! Everywhere they went, people crowded around them. Matthew tells of Jesus feeding five thousand people,...

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