Journey to Wholeness
Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
Matthew 5:41
Jesus, who came to set people free, seemed to preach the opposite.… Read the rest
… Read the restJesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
… Read the restTo comfort all who mourn;
to place on those who mourn in Zion
a diadem instead of ashes,
To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning,
a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
Isaiah 35:2c
the splendor of our God.
About seven hundred years after the prophecy of Isaiah, the Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to the promised Messiah in Bethlehem under the protection of St.… Read the rest
… Read the restAsked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For
… Read the rest“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear.
Third Week of Lent, Wednesday
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19
… Read the restNow therefore, Israel, hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
10th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year I)
2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12
A single teardrop from God could wash away the sins of the world, but the Father gave his only-begotten Son to the last drop of blood.
… Read the restBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
Why did the Son of God die on the Cross?
Many theories of atonement have been proposed since the early Church, but none of them are definitive. The Catechism of the Catholic Church simply states that the crucifixion is “part of the mystery of God’s plan” (599). … Read the rest