Luke reminds us that everything we have is temporary and that we will have to account for ourselves when we meet Christ.
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How do we know if our prayers have been answered?
When we truly give ourselves to prayer, we know that we are in the presence of another—not always but rather often without any doubt.
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The Eucharist is the opposite of fast food
Fast food makes only one promise. That it is fast. Christ promises to feed us with food that will last.
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Wealth is found in God alone
Material goods can provide the illusion of present control and future security.
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The prayer that Jesus taught us
To pray as Jesus did draws our attention to the subtle evidence of God’s kingdom taking shape.
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How we know God intends to be fair
To preach Jesus is primarily to preach a path, a call to action, not ethical precepts.
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In the Eucharist, Christ gives us comfort
We need some comforting, all of us. A moment when we are drawn away from our troubles, a slice of life without its accompanying sorrows.
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Every good work contains the possibility for an encounter with God.
By performing the good work of hospitality, Abraham glimpsed the face of God.
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Compassion is the deeper meaning of God’s law.
To follow Christ means to lift up our brothers and sisters with extravagance like the good Samaritan’s and compassion like Jesus’ own.
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Our relationship with Christ should be a romance
It does not matter that you have already given your love to Jesus. Romance is a living thing. You either nourish it or it dies.