Luke 10:41

Luke 10:41

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  • How do we wait? We wait with joy because the Lord is near

    Brothers and sisters, how can we rejoice like Saint Paul? The first step, I believe is to admit that we are prisoners. Our prisons can be sins, addictions, bad habits, weakness. But also, we frequently suffer the effects of original sin such as physical illness and mental anxieties. So, we also suffer the effects of the sins of others in our society; sins cause a lot of trouble. They imprison us. We need as savior.

    But still with Saint Paul we have to rejoice. Why? Because, although the situation is so difficult, the Lord is already very close. He's already with us, he's come. At the same time, it will come. Rose is the color of the dawn that comes after a long cold winter night.
    For a Christian still on his journey in the world, joy and happiness come from hope. The Christian does not wait on a particular thing in the world, but the Dawn who has already dawned.
    Hope is the firm determination to go back and face the east to greet the son of man who is coming. Therefore, hope changes us now while at the same time directing us to the future that is not yet fulfilled.

    13 min
  • Non-Anxious Rendering

    Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God (Mt 22:21)

    We Christians are not indifferent to the political realm – far from it we care deeply about working to protect human life, promote peace, and provide for the general welfare. We cannot accept Christ’s love while despising or being indifferent to our fellow human beings. Because of this, we also like many people of good will may have experienced a sense of anxiety or a lack of peace. Our Christianity informs our actions in everything we do and that includes our choices in the voting booth. In all of this, nevertheless, there is a danger of becoming too consumed with the things of the world. The Bible is replete with stories of God intervening in love for his people. Despite this evidence, we often we let ourselves become so afraid and anxious, and this leads to a whole host of personal sins which impact our salvation much more directly than the outcome of a political race. No matter who wins the election, we can be sure that God will provide everything we need to be with him forever.

    Questions for us to ponder:

    1. Have I let politics become a God for me? How has this anxiety contributed to sins in my personal life? Do I trust that God is sovereign?
    2. How can I inform myself politically? What are resources which can help me to form a Catholic conscience with regard to the important issues?
    3. How do I react when people disagree with me politically? How can I reflect the love of God to them?

      4. Today’s readings can be found here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/101820.cfm

      You can subscribe to future audio versions of homilies here: https://frwill.fireside.fm/

      (29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Latin Rite)

      16 min
    5. Hurting and Healing

      Questions for us to ponder:

      1. When am I most defensive? When defnsivness occurs what need am I seeking to fufill? How can I relate it to God?
      2. How do I view God? In what areas of my life to forget that he is our Father and treat him more like a tyrant? What lies do I believe about myself and about him? What is the truth opposed to these lies? Have I allowed any false images to influence my behavior?
      3. Do I go to God, Our Father, each day in prayer? How do I approach him in prayer? Do I ask him for holy indifference flowing from my trust in him?

        4. Today’s readings can be found here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/091320.cfm

        You can subscribe to future audio versions of homilies here: https://frwill.fireside.fm/

        (24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Latin Rite)

        13 min
      5. Hobos for Heaven

        Questions to Ponder:

        1. Do you long for heaven? How do you actively seek the kingdom of heaven?
        2. What are the sources of aniexty in your life? How do you these things take away your peace?
        3. What can you do to remind yourself each day that you are made for heaven?

          4. https://www.missalemeum.com/en/2020-09-06

          13 min
        4. Correcting with Love
          If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone Matthew 18:15

          “Reckon him no more amongst the number of thy brethren. But yet neither is his salvation on that account to be neglected. For the very heathen, that is, the Gentiles and Pagans, we do not reckon among the number of brethren; but yet are we ever seeking their salvation” – St. Augustine

          Questions for us to ponder:

          1. Have I given into the relativism of our cultural situation?
          2. When it is necessary to correct another how well does my approach align with Jesus’s call to charitable fraternal correction?
          3. Do I shy away too much from conflict when I should speak to a brother or sister? Or do I, on the other hand, concern myself with things that are not my business to correct? What am I doing to work to foster charity?
          4. Do I engage in gossip, either in person or online? If so what am I doing to overcome this sin in my life?

            5. Today’s readings can be found here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/090620.cfm

            You can subscribe to future audio versions of homilies here: https://frwill.fireside.fm/

            (23th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Latin Rite)

            19 min

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          Fr. Will is a Priest of the Diocese of Austin, TX - He sometimes blogs at. https://luke1041.com/