Over-familiarity 2KINGS 5:1-15; PSALM 42; LUKE 4:24-30 Over-familiarity is an adversary that targets our spiritual fervor, vitality and output. Over-familiarity makes us apathetic and careless when it comes to important issues. It causes us to be reckless with the connections and chances that would have greatly benefited us. It leaves us with a diminished sense […]
Monthly Archives: March 2023
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THE ENCOUNTER AT THE WELL Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 94; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 We all need water; no man or woman lives without water, so it generally said that ‘water is life’. In the first reading, the people of Israel were in need of water during their sojourn in the desert. They complained against […]
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We Must Rise MICAH 7:14-15, 18-20; PSALM 103; LUKE 15:1-3, 11-32 Micah prays to the Lord saying “Have pity on us one more time”. Beloved, God hears and forgives us whenever we cry to him for mercy. He is the Lovely Father who never fails to welcome a repentant sinner. The gospel reading using the […]
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GENESIS 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; PSALM 105; MATTHEW 21:33-43, 45-46 THE BAD TENANTS “Let us kill him: then we shall see what becomes of his dreams.” The first reading today presents us with the story of how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. His brother rejected him and plotted evil against him. This again […]
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(Still on the six commandments of the Church) The obligatory days of fasting and abstinence by the Church are: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. But if you can fast for fourty days, why not? While fasting, you are allowed to take only one full […]
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Mar
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19-31 Wealth should not make us indifferent to the plight and dignity of the human life. The rich man in today’s gospel reading was condemned because in his riches he was indifferent to the situation of Lazarus; what Catechism would call sin of omission. Wealth […]
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THOU SHALL NOT MARRY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CATHOLICS. WHY? (A continuation of our discussion on the 6th commandment of the Church) This commandment is referring to mixed marriage. A mixed marriage is a marriage in which only one partner is a Catholic. The Church does not encourage mixed marriage and it considers it dangerous […]
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Evil Plot JEREMIAH 18:18-20; PSALM 31; MATTHEW 20:17-28 “My enemies are digging a pit for me”. ‘Come on,’ they said, ‘let us concoct a plot against Jeremiah. The plotting against Jeremiah prefigures the plotting that will take place against Jesus. It also shows how the enemies plot evil against the Children of God for no […]
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Against Hypocrisy ISAIAH 1:10, 16-20 PSALM 50; MATTHEW 23:1-12 Isaiah 1:16 says “Cease to do evil; learn to do good.” This is an alarm not to only feel sorrowful for the sin committed, but to break off the practice. We often regret the evil we have done but we do not break off the practice. […]
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE 6TH COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH ?
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The Sixth commandment says “Thou shall not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us within three degrees of kindred, nor privately without witnesses, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times” WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? It means that no one is permitted to marry another person who is related to […]