A Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. –Matthew 5:29– I
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The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
Introduction The word “rosary” means a garden of roses. Thus in the rosary, all the Our Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Bes form a spiritual bouquet that we present to Our Blessed Mother. Some people, even Catholics, feel uncomfortable praying the rosary. They think that doing so violates Jesus’ prohibition
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Straighten Up and Fly Right: Some Thoughts on Mary and Martha
As they continued their journey he [i.e. Jesus] entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do
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