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The Heart of the Matter | El Corazón de la Cuestión
June 19, 2020
Deuteronomy 7:6-11; 1 John 4:7-16; Matthew 11:25-30
In my bedroom in our friary hangs a valued family heirloom of faith. It is my maternal ...
Beyond Virtue Signaling | Más Allá de la Señalización de la Virtud
June 18, 2020
Matthew 6:7-15
The Urban Dictionary defines virtue signaling as taking “a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to ...
Ash Wednesday Revisited | Miércoles de Ceniza Revisado
June 17, 2020
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Today’s gospel reading should sound familiar. It’s the same one we use every year for the Mass of Ash Wednesday. Jesus teaches ...
A Tall Order | Una Orden Alta
June 16, 2020
1 Kings 21:17-29; Matthew 5:43-48
Loving our enemies can be a tall order. Many of us hope we don’t have any. But if we suspect or believe that we’re ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski