Why Do Humans Take Oaths?

โ€œWhere Truth is Ubiquitousโ€
A reflection on Matthew 5:33-37
Saturday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.

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Beyond Contradiction

10th week in Ordinary Time, Friday

1 Kings 19:9-16, Psalm 27, Matthew 5:27-32

After a long, thunderous showdown with the prophets of Baal, ending with their destruction, Elijah was a prophet on the run from the wrath of Jezebel. The Lord listened to his complaints under a broom tree, fed him, and strengthened him for a long journey on foot to Mount Horeb.… Read the rest