Joseph’s Amen

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Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Him who would comprehensively fulfill the titles of Son of David and Son of God. The Second Reading reminds us that the Promise flows to all of us because the Gift is freely given to…

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Whatever!

Today’s readings are perfectly timed, seeing how we are at the very start of Lent. The LORD reminds us that a judgment awaits us on the last day. And we will be judged on every human interaction we have had and a bit more worryingly, those pesky errors of omission. For Our God takes everything…

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The Lord’s Anointed

On tap for today’s reflection is the compassion shown by David towards King Saul who is hunting him down with the aim of truncating his life. Finding the king at his mercy, David overcomes an initial temptation of killing his oppressor, and immediately has remorse and spares his life. David shows us how we must…

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Stirred by the Spirit

The Greatest Gift By Brett and Taylor Akins

In our readings today, we are privy to the wondrous good fortune about to fall upon Zechariah, Manoah, and their barren wives. Zealous but childless, they were resigned to their fate only to find God had other plans for them, those that led them out of despair and disgrace to play pivotal parts in Salvation…

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The Mercy Seat

As the liturgical year winds to an end, we are reminded about the truths of the judgment that is to come. As the feast of Christ the King draws near, may He reign supreme in our lives and would that the petty kingdoms of our human fabrication dissolve as we assume more and more fully…

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Salvation is in Christ

Today’s power word is righteousness – as in the Righteousness of God. It is manifested by the redeeming action of Jesus Christ, the one and only Savior of Humanity. God’s divine righteous or justifying action in Christ is there for all believers. It declares the guilty innocent. All have sinned and are doomed to destruction.…

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Arise, O Sleeper!

Today’s Gospel reminds us of the precious gift of life and its fleeting nature. The young man is raised to life and returned to his widowed mother, an act that provokes fear, astonishment, and a profession of faith. Jesus is God, fully human and fully divine, He understands everything we are going through, and is…

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Children of the Kingdom

Today’s Gospel reading has this line in it: Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Mat 19:14 The Kingdom of Heaven is our final destiny and true heritage, may this be the holy grail that we constantly strive for all our…

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Catching Fire

Sometimes God raises up a special missionary who will shape the destiny of an entire nation. Early in the book of Exodus, Moses encounters the marvelous sight of a bush on fire yet not consumed. He draws near and has an encounter with God, who bids him go to Pharaoh to demand the liberation of…

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The Two Standards

For the last week, we’ve been dipping into the Sermon on the Mount. The Lex Talionis or law of the Talon was the Old Commandment and the early civilization practice of retribution, such that acts resulting in bodily injury were in turn meted out to the perpetrator in precise proportion, so an eye for an…

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