Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Blessed Junipero Serra: "I was a shepherd"

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The Lord said to me ... "Go, prophesy to my people" -- Amos 7: 10-17 Already dedicated to him through Baptism, the person who surr...

First Martyrs of the Church of Rome: "Seek good and not evil"

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But if you would offer me burnt offerings, then let justice surge like water, and goodness like an unfailing stream. -- Am 5:14-15, 21-24 Ou...
Monday, June 28, 2010

S Irenaeus. "Foxes have lairs"

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...and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head. -- Mt 8:18-22 "The Church's love for the poor ...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

13th Sunday Ordinary Time: "For freedom Christ has set us free": Through anointing and mercy, unburdened of the past and forward to the Kingdom

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Sadness and inertia are often brought on by morbid delectation of the sins and problems of the past. Such a spiritual condition is akin to d...

“Lord, I am not worthy"

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... to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man subject to authority, with soldi...
Friday, June 25, 2010

“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”

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He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean.” -- Mt 8:1-4 Often Jesus asks the sick to believe. He ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

"Beware of false prophets"

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Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire -- Mt 7:15-20 Throughout the ages, there have been ...