Because what Jesus is saying has to do with change of hearts that are so profound that attitudes, ways of thinking and speaking and being are transformed.
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Lent means going into the desert and letting go
It is precisely in our nakedness and emptiness, weariness and loneliness that we most find our God.
Continue readingSin is a part of life, but Christ sets us free
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings by Father Perry for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. + “Eat it. Your eyes will be opened. You will be like gods.” That was the […]
Continue readingJesus — the classic scapegoat — ‘carried the sins of all’
As they dumped everything upon him through their rejection, jealousy, condemnation, and the passion and death on the cross — as they scapegoated the Holy One — he showed how to be the scapegoat of love.
Continue readingThere is no question about God’s promise of fruitfulness
In this particular family story, prophecy and grace and the beginning of redemption surround this ordinary family event.
Continue readingLove God, hate God? He loves you — unconditionally
How does God love us? No conditions, and no limits. God loved us first, and loves us always. The Lord loves for eternity, and he loves us when we do not love him.
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