The first reading, an explosion of blessing and grace; and the Gospel, an explosion of condemnation and revilement — what a cataclysmic set of opposites today!
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One cannot live on following the rules alone
Accept it. Discover its truth. Be grateful that God is, that God is love, that God always loves, and that to let go is to find the gift.
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Paul, Jesus speak of fullness of blessing and grace
Hopefully, we listen and hear!
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Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door — persistently
There is nothing that says the first attempt at prayer is the best or only possible request. Are we willing to be persistent with our God?
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Won’t you be my neighbor, who takes seriously God’s command that promises life?
Jesus hits this one out of the park!
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More work is needed in spirit, love to support the ministry of marriage
It may be that to create more laws and condemnations after the fact — that is, after a marriage has disintegrated and died — is not what is needed.
Continue reading![This week, we celebrate the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. (Image: Scenes from the Life of St Francis [Scene 7]; Benozzo Gozzoli.)](https://stbernard-parish.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Memorial-of-St.-Francis-of-Assisi-720x380.jpg)
God and Jesus each give us slaps today
And the kiss in the middle that the word gives today is the incredible Psalm 139.
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The blessings we give others are bigger than us
Mystery is something that is so profound and so big it never stops giving, opening, revealing, teaching, leading, providing.
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All things are passing, except eternal things like faith, God, spiritual truths
Did Herod ever hear the “wakeup call,” or did he just live day in and day out without ever really coming to believe in and hear this Jesus and what this Jesus had to offer?
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Take care how you hear and listen
And although this (what I am about to say) is not a literal translation of that, one could perhaps say, use it or lose it!
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