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“Give, and it will be given to you.” Lk. 6:36-38 Today’s Gospel places us on the flatland of life, in which we are given a clear call: “Be merciful”. This call to be merciful implies a firm decision to love, even when the other person fails. It is the way God looks at us: not […]

“Arise, do not be afraid.” Mt. 17:1-9 In today’s Gospel, “Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with him and leads them up a mountain.” In order to meet God, it is always necessary to go up, to get out of the routine, the noise and the immediate.  On the “mountain”, Jesus is transfigured. Faced with

I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. (Mt. 5:43-48) Jesus gives us more teachings that are hard. Love your enemies, pray for your persecutors. We are to imitate God who showers blessings on the just and the unjust. If we are truly to be children of our heavenly

Go first and be reconciled with your brother. (Mt. 5:20-26) Today’s gospel is part of the Sermon on the Mount.  In this section, Jesus continues to contrast what genuine virtue is, in comparison to external observance of the Law as the Pharisees believed.  In the earlier part of this chapter, Jesus addresses where true holiness

For everyone who asks, receives, and the one who seeks, finds. (Mt. 7:7-12) Jesus once again exhorts us to perseverance and conviction that the goodness of God will result in us receiving what we need. The challenge for us is that we often do not understand the silence we may encounter or the answer we

A clean heart create for me, O God. (Psalm 51) Psalm 51 is one of the most well-known psalms that has inspired numerous songs and served as the words of our prayers of repentance. Confronted by Nathan, King David had been caught in scandal. David, in response, turns to a merciful God, not offering sacrifices,

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Mt. 6:7-15) In today’s gospel, Jesus gives us the Our Father.  Because we typically recite that prayer daily, it is easy to let the words pass from one ear and out the other, yet the words are profound. The words begin by directing us to

Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. (Mt. 25:31-46) In English, being “the GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) is quite the compliment, but in Jesus’ parable, the goats at the Last Judgment “will go away into eternal punishment.” Interestingly, the reasons given are not about fulfilling examples