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Reflection on Passion Sunday’s Gospel If you see the red sky at night, then you know it is a sailor’s delight for on the morrow the sun will shine. Note that if the premise is correct then the conclusion follows. In our Lord’s speech the premises matter a great deal. For instance, “If I say […]

Five Loaves and Two Fish A little boy was found among five thousand and he alone had 5 barley loaves and 2 fishbut what was this among so many?  Jesus bade the men to sit down. Like Moses Jesushad brought his apostles and disciples up a mount in order to teach them. Looking up He […]

From Three Tempts to Three Tents, what is the difference? Satan’s three temptations were nothing more than three shortcuts to avoid the Cross that would bring about our salvation. Ultimately, the anti-Christ is known by the fact that he separates us from the Cross of our Salvation. The short cuts summarize the methodology of the […]

Three Temptations Today Who told this story? Remember Jesus separated Himself after His baptism from John and now was retreating to prepare for His Mission: to save many souls. Who was in that deserted spot besides Jesus? Only Satan. Either Satan tells the story or it is told by our Divine Lord. At issue today […]

It All Begins with a Word! If you sow a word, you will reap a thought. If you sow a thought, you will reap an act. If you sow an act, you will reap a habit. If you sow a habit, you will reap a character. The character which you or I reap is determined […]