Tag: Love
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The Paradox of Love: Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
Joshua 24:1-13; Psalm 136:1; Matthew 19:3-12 Today’s readings remind me of that famous scene in the musical Fiddler on the Roof when Tevye asks Golde, his wife of 25 years, do you love me? She replies, “Do I love you? For 25 years I’ve washed your clothes, cooked your meals, cleaned your house, given you […]
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The Heart of the Law: The 3rd Sunday of Lent, Cycle B
Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 At first, today’s readings might not present themselves as a unified whole: Moses receives the Ten Commandments; St. Paul speaks of the cross; our Lord cleanses the Temple. But if we look a little below the surface, a theme does emerge. First, the Ten Commandments. As significant as […]
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To Life: Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Ezekiel 33:11 In the gospel acclamation from the book of Ezekiel, the Lord says, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man… but rather in his conversion, that he may live (Ezekiel 33:11). A popular radio talk show host recently died and the air waves are full of condolences but also, sadly, […]
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Alive Inside: Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time
Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5; Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Matthew 24:42a, 44; Luke 24:1-5 Recently I saw a documentary called “Alive Inside.” It briefly follows the career of a social worker who dedicated himself to bringing music to people who suffer from brain disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The effects of the music are startling; […]
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Minute Meditation: St. Martin de Porres
Philippians 2:5-11 Among the most important things we ever say, our last words probably rank pretty high. That is certainly the time to say the one thing that is closest to our heart; the thing we want others to hear and perhaps even remember us by. The last words of the man we remember today, […]
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Lost and Found in Translation: Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
What may come across as little more than a discourse on marriage is actually a beautiful meditation on various aspects of love that can benefit all people.
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Happy Shall You Be, and Favored: Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18; Psalm 128:1-2; Matthew 23:27-32 When I was a child, learning came quickly and easily to me. I was the type of student who excelled without much effort. I expected that to continue when I got to graduate school but it didn’t; I quickly found myself struggling. Although the other students seemed to […]
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Love Worthy of Suffering: Friday of the 18th Week of Ordinary Time
“The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity to add a deeper meaning to his life.”
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No Reluctant Prophet: Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time
Micah 6:1-4, 6-8; Psalm 50:23; Matthew 12:38-42 So far in this chapter of Matthew we have seen Jesus being treated by the Pharisees like a man on trial. They have twice accused him of violating the sabbath, once of being in league with demons, and now, joined by the scribes, they confront him with the […]
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A Mother’s Love: Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Acts 1:12-14; John 19:25-34 If my mother said one thing to me consistently from the time I can remember, it was that she loved me. She said it all the time. When she felt the need to go beyond that, she’d say, “You will never know how much I love you until you have children […]
Mark 10:45 