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Daily Readings – Friday of the 7th Week of Ordinary Time
The reality of divorce touches all of us. What’s more, the Gospel reading today reminds us that divorce has been issue from the very beginning. In the messy and difficult moments of life, may our faith in Christ give us strength to build up marriage and help comfort those who are struggling with divorce.
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Daily Mass Readings – Thursday of the 7th Week of Ordinary Time
Both James and the Lord point out the natural consequences of good and evil in the Scripture readings today. Our choices have real effect in our lives, both natural and spiritual. May we seek God above all else, allowing the grace of Jesus Christ to guide what we say and what we do.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the 7th Week of Ordinary Time
The Gospel reading challenges us to offer our lives for the Lord – sharing our gifts and talents to bring life to the world.
Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast – Tuesday of the 7th Week of the Year
James offers straightforward, practical advice: we know that there is evil in the world…avoid it! When we draw near to God we place our lives under the grace and strength of the one who died and rose that we might have eternal life.
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God keeps calling, inviting us to respond. What’s holding us back? What grace do we need to pray for so that we can offer our hearts to the Lord and one another? Here I am Lord! I come to do your will.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Thursday of the 4th Week of the Year
Life offers its share of transitions, moments when we entrust our work to another and turn over our efforts into someone else’s care. Of course, that means that things are going to get done differently – maybe in a way that we would never do – and we learn how to let go and allow things to happen beyond our control. The key ingredient to this handoff? Trusting and relying on God to see it through.
Study: Recall a moment where you felt that God was prompting you to action. What motivated you to act? What held you back?
Pray: What grace do you need to carry out your current tasks? Storm heaven for the strength you require.
Serve: How can you make an ordinary action extraordinary? How can you do a little thing with great love?
5th Sunday of the Year Readings
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The readings incorporate the theme of being sent on mission:
In all these cases some common points surface:
These are beautiful thoughts as we sit on the doorstep of Lent! Friends, God continues to call us – providing grace – that we might respond and offer our lives for service in the world. So let’s turn these points around from our perspective:
May our words follow the example of Isaiah in the first reading today: Here am I, Lord…send me!
Fr. Andrew’s 4th Sunday of the Year Homily Podcast
Life has its share of heartache and hardship. We all face struggles, challenges, and conflict. The question is, what guides and directs the words we say and the actions we do? What aspect of our faith can serve as the essential compass to steer us through life? The answer: LOVE.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year
The story of David and Bathsheba sounds like a Biblical soap opera, yet we are reminded that God’s grace overcomes sin – often through slow and steady growth that starts small. Like a mustard seed, our faith in Christ confronts the challenges of this world and grows into a love that casts out all sin in the light of Christ.
The Light of Christ is like a lamp – meant to be set forth to give light to all. St. Thomas Aquinas, through his study and prayer, sought the Divine Light, and he offers us an example to follow today.
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