Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits.

4TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits. The British author C. S. Lewis once wrote, “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to...

If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.

4TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.  So often, we judge by appearances. We focus on how people look and draw a conclusion about their need for God. We even think about ourselves in a similar way! In today’s Gospel, the two people...

Go home to your family.

4TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Go home to your family. In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey grows up with dreams of leaving his hometown of Bedford Falls to become an architect in a big city. But a series of circumstances keeps him rooted in his small town. It...

Paul addressed the people in these words.

THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE (FEAST) Paul addressed the people in these words. Did you know that today’s first reading is one of three accounts of Paul’s conversion in the Book of Acts? The first, in Acts 9:1-22, describes the event itself. The other two...

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