June 2012
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Friendship: the love that dare not speaks it name.
Once upon a time, there was friendship. Once upon a time, society accepted that the love of friends could be the single most important thing in a person’s life, and they did more than just accept, they celebrated the fact. Throughout history, discourses and sermons have been written in praise of friendship. When Alfred Tennyson’s friend Arthur Hugh Hallam died tragically young in 1833, he spent...
“If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend...”
– Epictetus (via fathershane)
Daily Reading Reflections, 06-20-2012
1st Reading: 2 Kings 2:1,6-14
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 31:20, 21, 24
Gospel: Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Why did Jesus single out prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for his disciples? The Jews considered these three as the cardinal works of the religious life. These were seen as the key signs of a pious person, the three great pillars on which the good life was based. Jesus pointed to the heart of the matter....
Cancelling or Fulfilling – Emptiness or Plenitude →
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Father Shawn Aaron, LC
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Matthew 5:17-19 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not…
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Daily Reading Reflections, 06-07-2012
1st Reading: 2 Tm 2:8-15
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10, 14
Gospel: Mk 12:28-34
What is the purpose of God’s law or commandments? The Pharisees prided themselves in the knowledge of the law and their ritual requirements. They made it a life-time practice to study the 613 precepts of the Old Testament along with the numerous rabbinic commentaries. They tested Jesus to see...
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Daily Readings Reflection, 06-06-2012
1st Reading: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef Gospel: Mk 12:18-27
How reliable is the belief that all will be raised from the dead? The Sadducees, who were a group of religious leaders from the upper classes in Jesus’ time, did not believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead to eternal life. They could not conceive of heaven beyond what they could see with...
