CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time 3.4.19 – Catholic TV (Archdiocese of Boston)
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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time 3.4.19 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
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“‘… You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.’ … ‘You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come,
» Read moreCATHOLIC 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. …”
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Heart and Mouth: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time” – St. Paul Center For Biblical Theology
“… In a similar way, Jesus insists that a person speaks ‘out of the abundance of the heart’ (Luke 6:45). He too compares our speech, whether good or bad, to what grows on a tree: ‘For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit’ (Luke 6:43). …”
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Pope’s Lenten Message calls for conversion” – Vatican News
“Pope Francis is calling on the faithful not to let the Lenten season of grace pass in vain, and to live as children of God acknowledging and obeying His law, in particular in regards to our brothers and sisters and to creation. In this year’s Lenten message, the Pope invites believers to prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind
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“John said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.’ Jesus replied, ‘Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in My Name who can at the same time speak ill of Me. For whoever is not against us
» Read moreCATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2.24.19 – USCCB/ NABRE
“… ‘… love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you ….
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“Jesus … said to them, ‘But who do you say that I AM?’ Simon Peter said in reply, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.’ Jesus said to him in reply, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Heavenly Father. And so I say to
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Meeting: ‘The Protection of Minors in the Church,’ Vatican, February 21-24, 2019” – Vatican
A meeting in solidarity, humility, and penitence “If one member suffers, all the members suffer together” (1 Cor 12:26) “Faced with widespread and growing discomfort following new reports and revelations of very serious cases of sexual abuse involving members of the clergy, on September 12, 2018, at the end of one of the meetings of the Council of Cardinals it
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