As we enter the fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we encounter the beautiful but challenging teachings of the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes present us with a paradox. Jesus says that the people who are suffering by the world's standards are actually blessed. In fact, the word blessed in Greek means someone who is so fortunate he or she should be envied!
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Presentation of the Lord (Year A)
The prophet Simeon approached the Holy Family and proclaimed that this 40-day old infant was the Messiah who God promised to his people, and yet that he would be "a sign that is spoken against." Mary is thus invited into Christ's passion. How is Jesus inviting you into his passion?
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time—February ...
In order to understand what Jesus is telling us in today's Gospel, we need to consider what salt and light meant in his time. Because we can buy all the salt we could ever need at our local grocery and we have light anytime we want at the flick of a switch, we may not realize how special both wer...
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time—February ...
This week's Gospel is all about the Law. It starts with the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, which contains Jesus's teaching about loving your enemies, as well as the Beatitudes.
We may never have given any thought as to why Jesus gave these teachings on the side of a mountain, but the time...
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