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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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Humbleness is living of the Gospel in its purest form
A true reflection of Jesus the Christ.
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Move the faith along!
We, in a manner of speaking, are right there with Paul and Jesus, preaching and teaching the Good News, too!
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Through the Eucharist, Christ calls us to deeper unity with him
At every celebration of the Eucharist we utter those same words just before the Eucharistic Christ comes under “our roof” as we consume the Eucharist
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Look up at the cross, it’s where we find redemption, new life
For it was at Jesus’ most humbled and vulnerable moment in his life — on the cross — that he so purely and divinely revealed his love for all to see.
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Like St. John Chrysostom, we’re compelled to follow, become like Christ in every way
That was his calling, and that is our calling.
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Love, mercy triumph over evil
And that infuriated the scribes and Pharisees.
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