You are the salt of the earth

SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   You are the salt of the earth.   We all know that salt makes us thirsty.   So when Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth, we understand that he is calling them to...

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   I lift up my eyes toward the mountains   In the Bible, we usually associate mountains with closeness to God because of how mountains seem to stretch toward the heavens.   Mountains also have an important place in salvation...

She, from her poverty, has contributed all she had.

SAINT NORBERT, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   She, from her poverty, has contributed all she had.    It might seem foolish that this old woman gave her last few coins to the Temple collection.   As a widow, she probably had no source of income; she may have...

David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?

SAINT BONIFACE, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL)   David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?   Are you a fan of brainteasers and riddles?   You know, the ones that go like this: if the only sister of your mother’s only brother has an only child, what...

The word of God is not chained

9TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   The word of God is not chained   As Paul sat in chains, he could have focused on how hopeless his situation seemed.   But instead, he held on to hope—not the hope of being released, but hope in the power of the word of God.   He...

A spirit . . . of power and love and self-control

SAINT CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (MEMORIAL)   A spirit . . . of power and love and self-control . . .    Do you ever feel a little anxious when you look at the state of the world?   That’s probably how Paul’s young friend, Timothy, felt.   It...

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