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Materialism, prodigality and Lent (Sunday I of Lent)

Let’s begin the Lenten fast again with good grace, and not make it only about giving up one thing or another. Lent is not to be a season of privation only or a negative thing, but rather a positive thing. We remember when Christ said that we should make up our treasures not on earth,Continue reading “Materialism, prodigality and Lent (Sunday I of Lent)”

Love and humility within the family (Holy Family Sunday)

As we meditate upon the Holy Family created at Bethlehem (where the Child was born) and Nazareth (where He grew up), we turn our minds to the very concept of family and family life as the Church looks at it. We look at the Holy Family as the ideal that we all reach for, while weContinue reading “Love and humility within the family (Holy Family Sunday)”

‘And now, priests, a warning for you…’ (the 31st Sunday of OT)

We all know what damage bad and corrupted leaders can cause generally – how they can ruin not just a community but also the work of that community. But today we can talk about corruption among leaders of a religious community, because the readings of the Sunday give us the opportunity. And this is notContinue reading “‘And now, priests, a warning for you…’ (the 31st Sunday of OT)”