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Homily | July 13, 2026 | God Wants Holiness More Than Offerings | (Episode 196)

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We hear God’s blunt warning through Isaiah and face the possibility that our worship can become empty when it doesn’t change how we live. We unpack Jesus’ “sword” as a decision that forces real priorities, then end with a practical challenge to love through small acts done with real faith.
• God’s rejection of sacrifices as a condemnation of disconnected worship
• Conversion over religious box-checking in Catholic practice
• Mass, confession, and Holy Communion as tools for real transformation
• The danger of comfort Christianity and spiritual routine
• “Not peace but the sword” as the cost of choosing Christ first
• Ordinary acts of love as the building blocks of the kingdom
• Two questions that test whether faith is visible in how we treat others


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