Blog posts from November, 2020

Learning from the Samaritans | Aprendiendo de los Samaritanos

640px-harry fenn. ruins on the summit of mount gerizim, on the site of the samaritan temple. 1881-1884 St. Martin of Tours, Bishop Titus 3:1-7; Luke 17:11-19 In the gospels, Jesus seems to have an affinity for Samaritans. In John 4, he encounters a Samaritan woman at ...

Selflessness and Self-Control | Desinterés y Autocontrol

459px-herrera mozo san leon magno lienzo. Ovalo. 164 x 105 cm. museo del prado St. Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; Luke 17:7-10 There are very few saints given the added title “the Great.” Today we remember one of ...

Attending to the Temple | Atendiendo al Templo

Church Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-19; Jn 2:13-22 Today the Church commemorates the dedication of the Basilica of St. John ...

Creative Accounting

Calculator Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 16:1-8 At first, it appears that Jesus in this parable is promoting “creative accounting” or ...