Only the Samaritan turned back to praise God and (literally translated) “fell before his feet” and thanked Jesus.
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Retired Pope Benedict XVI finds greater challenges in Gospels as he ages
With age comes finding greater challenges in the Gospels, Pope Benedict XVI says.
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What Psalm 146:9 tells us about God’s watch
If we truly believe that God is on watch for the poor, the widow and the orphan, then now is the time to align ourselves with God’s reign, with Lazarus.
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Want to be more humble? There’s a prayer for that.
Pride isn’t the answer to our fears. Humility is. If you lack humility, pray for God to gird your life with love.
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Soul Satisfaction
There is a reality to which God has called us that is not dependent upon our goods but on the preparation of our souls.
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Gospel: the Lord of all
It is in the acting out of God’s love for each creature that we show whom we serve.
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What the ascension has to say about the value of life
“So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time.”
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What happens to our loves when we die?
Relationships are not erased by eternity. To the contrary, resurrected life redeems, restores and renews, our earthly relationships.
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Gospel: Love one another
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another”
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Why do we pray to a God that allows the evil of the Holocaust?
If God does not exist, we waste our time, confessing our sins. If God does exist, our understanding of evil and our role in it is so small, so limited as to be worthy of contempt. But that’s not who God is.