Thus says the Lord: Does the woman forget her child at the breast or fail to cherish her offspring? Even if she forgets, I will never forget you. (adapted from Isaiah 49:13-15, focusing on verse 15)
“Teacher, what is the biggest commandment of the law?” When Jesus was asked this question he said: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your [...]
There’s way too much to worry about in our world and in our life. Too much stress. Too much bad. On the days when you get up and there is more feeling of down in your heart than there is of up, remember the words of the song by Lynda Randle that we have the [...]
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Christ Jesus, The one sent by God, you share our human condition. The voice of the tempter tried to make you believe that God would not give you what is necessary to live, to fulfill your mission. But you fought to choose trust and simplicity. In our turn, may we trust ourselves entirely to that [...]
How many times will God call out to us? Thankfully for me, it’s one more time than I can say “no.” Matthew’s parable of the wedding feast combined with the big Quotable at the end about many called/few chosen seems to make little sense on the first reading. Second doesn’t fare much better. He tells [...]
