READ ONLINE: “[PDF] Autobiography of Saint Teresa of Ávila” – CarmeliteMonks

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“THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MOTHER TERESA OF JESUS … INTRODUCTION … CHAPTER I. — Describes how the Lord began to awaken her soul in childhood to a love of virtue and what a help it is in this respect to have good parents … “

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Wisdom and Riches: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time” – St. Paul Center

Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

“… The Wisdom of God is not precepts, but a person—Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Wisdom whose Spirit was granted to Solomon in today’s First Reading. Jesus is the Word of God spoken of in today’s Epistle. And Jesus, as He reveals Himself to the rich man today, is God. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “What Does Heaven Cost? A Homily for the 28th Sunday of the Year” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

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“The Sunday Gospel invites us to wrestle with these fundamental, essential, focal questions: ‘What does Heaven cost?’ and ‘Am I willing to pay it?’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[PDF] Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time [2015]” – Fr. Christopher Wyvill OSB/ Saint Anselm’s Abbey

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“… It is the sad thing that we Homines sapiens sapiens are not always wise in dealing with the reality of our human situation, our mortality and accountability to our neighbor and our Maker in the world we find ourselves in. We heard Jesus telling his disciples, and any who will listen to him, that it is hard for those

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.14.18 – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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Catholic TV Mass for the Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 14, 2018, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo]

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.14.18 – USCCB/NABRE

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“Jesus answered … ‘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;

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH & VIDEO: “Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Appoints Him Interim DC leader” – CNA

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[scroll down for video] “Pope Francis accepted the resignation of … Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Friday … asking [him] to continue … on an interim basis until a permanent successor is appointed. Wuerl, 77, originally submitted his resignation … when he turned 75 …. The pope … received a Sept. 21 request from Wuerl that his resignation be accepted. …

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Congressional Report Documents ‘Dire Human Rights Situation’ in China” – CNA

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The Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports on a new congressional report raising the alarm over a dire, and worsening, human rights situation in mainland China under the domination of the Communist Party of China (CCP): “A new congressional report slams China’s Communist Party [CCP] for increasing its repressive control over many aspects of Chinese society, and … numerous extreme and

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CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “Things we Can Learn From Dogs and Cats” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

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“With the Feast of St. Francis upon us we do well to thank God for many things. It is a tradition in many parishes to bless animals on this feast. It is also a good time to ponder what our pets and animals can ‘teach’ us. …”

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