Paul also experienced this weeping for the sins of others. He was appalled to hear that the Corinthians had tolerated public sin in their community to go unaddressed. In anger, disappointment and sadness...
Homily: Twenty-second Sunday Year C Reading 1: What is humility? We are who we are in the eyes of God and no more. If we embrace this truth, then we will be loved...
Thought of the Day August 29, 2019 Our response to the sins of the world.
By spiritaflame 9:38 AM Thought of the DayThe reality of the sins of the world can cause one to hopelessness and despair or to turning more resolutely to God, while weeping and mourning for such abominations. We see this both...
Thought of the Day August 28, 2019 Who cries for the people who are suffering?
By spiritaflame 9:57 AM Thought of the DayLook at the society we live in and seek to minister to. How rampantly has abortion become legalized and normative as a way of life for many! Sexual immorality is exploited openly and...
Reflection on the Scriptures Twenty-second Sunday Gospel C Humility
By spiritaflame 9:37 AM Reading ReflectionsTwenty-second Sunday Gospel Reflections C On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable...
Thought of the Day August 27, 2019 Mourning that confronts sin
By spiritaflame 9:27 AM Thought of the DayThere is another aspect to Jesus’ teaching on this Beatitude. Primarily, we are called to mourn for our sins, but also for the sins of others. In the refrain from of the Divine...
Thought of the Day August 26, 2019 Mourning for the sins of others
By spiritaflame 10:43 AM Thought of the DayWeeping for our sins can have a positive aspect as when our tears of sorrow turn into tears of inner joy. Someone has said that “the most beautiful tears are those that fill...
Thought of the Day August 23, 2019 Mourning leading to new life
By spiritaflame 10:03 AM Thought of the DayWhat enables one to respond with repentance and true contrition over the reality of sin and another to despair and continue to wallow in the spiritual addiction that could ultimately destroy them? Listen...
Homily Twenty-first Sunday Year C Reading 1: Isaiah is prophesying to the people in exile that God is going to change their situation. He will bring them back to Jerusalem and restore the...
Thought of the Day August 21, 2019 Mourning for sin brings new life
By spiritaflame 11:20 AM Thought of the DayAre you one who mourns over your own sins? Are you tired, not just of the consequences of your sin, but also of the fact that it keeps happening? Do you see how...
Reflection on Scripture Twenty-First Sunday Gospel Year C
By spiritaflame 11:19 AM Reading ReflectionsTwenty-first Sunday of the Year C Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” ...
Confronted with his sin of adultery, David wept bitterly before the Lord in repentance. After denying Jesus three times, Peter, seeing the compassion of Jesus, wept over his sins of betrayal. Paul was...
Thought of the Day August 19, 2019 The cancer cells of sin
By spiritaflame 10:59 AM Thought of the DayWe are far too hospitable with our sin. Our hearts are callously numb at times. Instead of uprooting our sin at its core, we are feeding it. Instead of loathing our sin we...
Each of us is a sinner. Sin is pervasive. James’ Letter unequivocally states: Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds. Begin to lament, to mourn, to weep....
Thought of the Day August 15, 2019 Blessed are those who mourn
By spiritaflame 1:21 PM Thought of the DayPope Francis: “The best description of a saint—in fact their identity card—is found in the beatitudes.” Mt 5:5 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled. The term mourn means “to experience deep...
Thought of the Day August 13, 2019 Examination on meekness
By spiritaflame 9:42 AM Thought of the DayExamen Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Am I haughty and proud or humble and meek like Christ? Am I authentically humble and self-giving? Have I been egotistical or...
What happens when we lack meekness and patience in our relations with others? Someone has said, there are almost always “trials behind closed doors” going on. An anonymous monk has written pages of...
Thought of the Day August 9, 2019 Clothe yourself with meekness
By spiritaflame 9:29 AM Thought of the DayReflecting on meekness, Paul exhorts his disciples in their relationship with each other: “And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to...
While humility is to be the interior disposition of our heart, patience in meekness refers to our attitude in our interaction with others. Recall the misplaced zeal of John and James in response...
Homily Nineteenth Sunday Year C Reading 1: “The night was known beforehand.” This was the night of the Passover, when God delivered his people from their bondage in Egypt. God revealed himself first...
Thought of the Day August 7, 2019 Meekness is not weakness
By spiritaflame 9:59 AM Thought of the DayWhat meekness is not is weakness. Jesus was far from being a mansy-pansy weak person. What meekness reflects is true strength. Meekness is not cowardice, human respect, or timidness. It does not oppose...
Reflections on the Scripture Nineteenth Sunday Gospel C Where your treasure is there is your heart
By spiritaflame 11:42 AM Reading ReflectionsNineteenth Sunday Ordinary Gospel C Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. · Why do you think...
Thought of the Day August 6, 2019 Response to violence is the strength of calmness.
By spiritaflame 11:19 AM Thought of the DayReflecting on the second Beatitude, Fr. Ranero Cantalamessa says: “But Jesus did much more than give us an example of heroic meekness and patience; he made of meekness and nonviolence the true sign...
To teach by word is not as effective as to teach by action. Jesus taught the necessity of meekness in the life of the Master and in the life of the disciple. There...
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