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We must practice each article of faith
St. Paul continues to give instructions to Timothy, one of his disciples. This time he underscores the need to practice what we have been told by our…
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Beware of Avarice and Covetousness
St. Paul reminds us as he had reminded Timothy that money is the root of all evil. We cannot escape the fact that we did not bring anything when we w…
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The Calling of St. Matthew
The astonishing thing about St. Matthew's calling is that Jesus simply presents Himself to this chief tax collector and addresses him, saying, "Follo…
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The Church upholds the truth and keeps it safe
The title of today's homily is taken from the first letter of St. Paul to Timothy, read in today's first reading of the mass, verbatim. Gone then sho…
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Qualities of Candidates to Becoming a Bishop
St. Paul enumerates the qualities to his disciple, St. Timothy, in this letter. What is striking is that they should be of impeccable character. Our …
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Let us pray for everybody
St. Paul clearly instructs Timothy, his disciple, to pray for everybody. That referred especially to the Gentiles. We should not put limits on the qu…
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We need to learn to forgive
For us to learn to forgive, we need to ask God for help. To err is human, to forgive is divine. And so the saying goes. Another thing for sure is wha…
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We carry a treasure in vessels of clay
This text of St. Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians enlightens us to see and appreciate the following: we have a treasure and we carry it i…
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We obtain our salvation by Obedience to God's Will
The Letter to the Hebrews tells us in the first reading of the mass that Jesus learned to obey His Father's Will, although he prayed that His Passion…
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Let us celebrate the Cross
What used to be hated and feared and despised has not changed in any way in itself, but since Jesus Christ took it up and died on it to save us, we n…
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