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What Does it Mean to Love One Another?

5th Sunday of Easter The Gospel of John 13:31-33, 34-35 What does it mean to love one another? How are we supposed to love one another? And, who is one another? This commandment to love which we all have been called is as simple as it is illusive. To profess love for one another is,Continue reading “What Does it Mean to Love One Another?”

A difficult calling indeed

Gospel of Luke 6:27-38 In today’s Gospel we are being called to examine ourselves, our behaviors, and our attitudes. We are being called to love those who don’t love us. We are being called to do good for those who consider us unworthy, to bless those who withhold their blessing from us, and to prayContinue reading “A difficult calling indeed”

Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know?

Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know? For example, you may know a person, or a thing, or a job. You can know someone by name, or where they come from, or even know where they stand. You can know something like the back of yourContinue reading “Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know?”

Bring glad tidings to the poor

Gospel of Luke 1:1-4; 14-21 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to theContinue reading “Bring glad tidings to the poor”

We give thanks to God for giving us the opportunity to be charitable

Thanksgiving Day Gospel of Luke 17:11-19  In today’s Gospel proclamation we heard about the miraculous healing of 10 persons afflicted with leprosy. We are told that Jesus, as he traveled from Samaria to Jerusalem, came upon these 10 individuals who “raised their voices” prayerfully asking for mercy. 10 individuals who were ostracized from their familiesContinue reading “We give thanks to God for giving us the opportunity to be charitable”