CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Bite Your Tongue! A Homily for the 8th Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

“… What we say reveals a great deal about us—more than we imagine. Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is among the rarest. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack, and uncharitable remarks. …”