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  • Being Close To The Poor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2015
     | 3,718 views

    'No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.'

    Thursday of 2nd week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel The passage from Isaiah we just heard is from what is often called “Second” Isaiah, probably a disciple of the original Isaiah who wrote during and immediately following the Babylonian exile. It is full of hope; from this we find ...read more

  • The Joy Of The Gospel And The Option For The Poor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 24, 2015
     | 3,716 views

    When we act in favor of the poor–either by providing housing and food and medical care or by helping them to build systems that provide those things–we are acting as the Father and Son have done for us.

    Thursday of 1st week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel During the time of Advent, we look forward to the return of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The prophet Isaiah speaks of this “day of the Lord” as one based on the security provided the faithful by the Rock, the Lord God. The haughty and ...read more

  • The Forbearance Of Our Lord Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 14, 2015
     | 3,393 views

    Why does God not put an end to all the terror and sin? Because of His loving forbearance, which we are called to participate in.

    24th and Last Sunday After Pentecost Extraordinary Form Today’s Introit antiphon speaks for God: "I think thoughts of peace, not affliction. You shall call upon me and I will hear, and bring you back from your captivity all over the world." The Gradual speaks of our affirmation that the ...read more

  • Free To Serve, Or Not Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 14, 2015
     | 3,609 views

    We will be judged on our service to the poor--but do our social systems make it easy or difficult to do so?

    Thursday of 33rd week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Two things tie our Scriptures together today. The obvious one is that they are texts written in or about a time of injustice and disaster. In the first reading, the Syrian king Antiochus IV has decreed that all his subjects would act like ...read more

  • End And Beginning

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2015
     | 2,957 views

    What shall we do as we await the return of Our Lord Jesus Christ?

    33rd Sunday in Course 2015 End and Beginning The Book of Daniel and St. Mark’s Gospel have one important thing in common: they were both written in times of persecution of the faith. Daniel was published–probably through a kind of underground press–in the persecution of ...read more

  • Stewardship, Solidarity And Wages Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 7, 2015
     | 3,516 views

    A just social system must come from the conversion of many minds and hearts.

    Thursday of 32nd week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel What is the kingdom of God? Is it imposed from outside ourselves? Jesus is very clear on this point. The various sects and political parties in Palestine during the first century thought that the reign of God would be imposed, especially ...read more

  • Saints, Blessed In Spirit Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 31, 2015
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     | 3,467 views

    Here are some practical suggestions for becoming a saint.

    What does it mean to be a saint? And why are we celebrating each year the Solemnity of All Saints? One simple reason–God wants us to be happy. God wants us, therefore, to be saints ourselves. Holy on earth; holy in heaven. To be saints, to be holy, we need to live and die in charity, ...read more

  • A Challenge To Action Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 31, 2015
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     | 4,206 views

    The Church has a responsibility in justice to help the poor.

    Thursday of 31st week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel We call this month of November the month of the poor souls in Purgatory, and are rightly encouraged to pray for them. Not much is known from Scripture about what I call the state of washing up before entering the presence of God. When I ...read more

  • Herod Wants To Kill You Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 24, 2015
     | 4,859 views

    Part of our mission to the world is to defend the social teachings of the Church.

    Thursday of 30th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “Herod wants to kill you.” “ISIS wants to kill you.” “Planned Parenthood wants to destroy you.” Jesus and His followers have heard these refrains almost continually since Christ first began to proclaim ...read more

  • Jesus Christ Is King Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 24, 2015
     | 4,221 views

    The world has changed, and the culture is anti-Christian, but there are reasons for optimism in Christ.

    Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Last Sunday in October Extraordinary Form 2015 Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat! On this Feast of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King, let’s take some time to reflect on the reign of Our King and our celebration of the Holy Mass according ...read more

  • Reform, Not Revolution

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 18, 2015
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     | 3,727 views

    The Church has always been in need of reform, and the Holy Spirit empowers true reformation rather than revolution.

    Thirtieth Sunday in Course 2015 Last Sunday in October Reformation or Revolution? Today, the last Sunday in October, is called “Reformation Sunday” by Protestants. In two years, they will celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s dissent. As we today remember ...read more

  • Building The Kingdom Community Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 17, 2015
     | 4,762 views

    The fire that Jesus longs to cast on the earth is the Holy Spirit building a community of hope.

    Thursday of 29th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Those who are or were enslaved to sin, as Paul teaches, were liberated from righteousness, but it did them no good. When we have a habit of sin–whether it is pride or sloth or envy or lust or anything else–we really can’t do ...read more

  • A Missionary Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2015
     | 6,356 views

    The nature of the Church is to be missionary.

    Thursday of 28th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel The word we render as “woe” is a transliteration of the Hebrew “oi.” We hear it in movies and TV when a Jew is lamenting over something bad: “oi vay!” But Jesus here is not using it about a situation. ...read more

  • Judging Sinful Actions As We Accompany The Fellow Sinner Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 3, 2015
     | 3,507 views

    Someone good at accompanying others will not give in to frustration or fear

    Thursday of 27th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “The day that God will take action.” These words of the prophet Malachi are not about just any day. They distinguish from every other day the time called “the day of the Lord.” That’s the last day, the day of ...read more

  • Building A Community Of Benai Shalom Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 26, 2015
     | 3,622 views

    We aid each other in the effort to build an authentic community of people working together to do God’s will.

    Thursday of 26th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Last Thursday we heard the words of the prophet Haggai to the returning exiles–rebuild the Temple of the Lord. It would not have the glory of Solomon’s Temple, but it would be a place around which to restructure the worship of the ...read more

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