My dear brothers and sisters in today’s Gospel we find Jesus confronting the Pharisees for doing many right things but for the wrong reason. For example, they prayed, they fasted, they gave money to the poor; but they did these things for the wrong reason. And what was that wrong reason?
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“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”
This is one of the clearest and greatest professions of faith in the Gospel. It went to the heart of who Jesus was and what he was [...]
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One day, a priest walked into a church in Germany. His attention was drawn to the large bronze tabernacle door. It was divided into four panels. The first panel showed six water jars, symbolizing the miracle at Cana, when Jesus changed water into wine. The second panel showed five loaves, symbolizing the miracle [...]
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If a small child hurts his finger he runs to Mommy crying. All Mommy has to do is to kiss his finger and all is well again. Children know that their mother loves them and has made a great many sacrifices for them.
It is the same way we look on Mary our heavenly mother. She [...]
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