Jesus tells a story in today’s gospel of two extreme characters: the pharisee and the publican. A streak of each resides in us. The revered
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SUPREME PASSION!
Do you seek passionately a specific goal in your life? Without it, living can become a hum-drum repetition of days. Jesus had such a goal,
Read moreCAN WE BELIEVE IN PRAYER?
Some say, ” I have prayed for many things that I never received. It’s no wonder many doubt Jesus’ promise in today’s gospel: ‘Ask and
Read moreREAL CHRISTIANS
“I am baptized, attend Eucharist, and even contribute to church every Sunday. I am a good Christian”. These practices carry great importance, but Jesus asserts
Read moreTRINITY OUR PERSONAL LOVER
Three persons in one God: sounds impossible to understand and theologians haven’t helped much. So, most Christians rarely think of Trinity at all. But what
Read moreI LOVE YOU!
Surely, God has sufficient glory yet we often pray, “Glory to God”. What does that mean? Glory is not some thing we wish for God,
Read moreOUR DESTINY!
Having just celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, we turn in today’s epistle to our own resurrectional destiny. I believed once that heaven consisted in my
Read moreWHAT HAPPENED AT RESURRECTION?
We often think of resurrection as an amazing event in which Jesus rises from the dead. In a certain way, that’s true. However, today’s gospel
Read moreFIRST THINGS FIRST!
Today’s gospel pictures Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, as a sensitive woman who has saved very expensive perfume to anoint Jesus. Judas the treasurer
Read moreTEMPTATION DEFEATED!
What has been the worst temptation of your life? Whatever its nature, Jesus, our exemplar, has generically overcome it. Today’s gospel records first, his sacrificing
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