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‘See, I have placed before you an open door that cannot be shut’ (Rev. 3:8). The free and demanding door to chastity cannot be shut. It...

‘The mercy of God is not an abstract idea but a concrete reality through which He reveals His love as that of a mother or father, moved...

‘The mercy of God is not an abstract idea but a concrete reality through which He reveals His love as that of a mother or father, moved...

‘That evil appears in the form of light, of beneficence, of faithfulness, of renewal, that it appears in the form of historical...

‘The Samaritan woman is every one of us. She is every human being who has ever sinned and betrayed the God who loved and made us, by...

‘I in them and You in Me, Father. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent Me.’ (Jn 17:23) Jesus is...

‘Leaving her water jar, the woman went back to town and said to the people, “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did…”’ A young...

‘Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.’...

‘I was afraid and I went and hid my talent.’ (Matt. 25:25) The Gospel and in particular today’s reading on the Parable of the Talents...

‘Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person…’(CCC 2337) When Jesus first looked upon His Samaritan ‘bride’,...

‘Jesus made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area…”Get out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a market!”...

‘God has placed the desire for happiness in the human heart in order to draw near to the One who alone can fulfill it.’ (CCC 1718)...

‘Even while the people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols.’ (2Kgs 17:41a) Jesus began to prepare a ‘bridal bath’...

‘Those who look to the Lord are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.’ (Ps 34:5) Today’s church is a strange blend of...

‘Because you are lukewarm—neither hot or cold—I will spit you out of My mouth. You say, “I am rich and don’t need a thing.” But you do...

‘If we are to evangelize the “prostitutes and sinners,” it demands that we be secure enough and mature enough in our own freedom to not...

‘Therefore I urge you, brothers, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of...

‘Let us consider how we may provoke one another to love and good deeds.’ (Heb. 10:24) We go through the fire of God’s refining love in...

‘The bridal figure of the Samaritan woman represents the people of God, all of them…’ Grant Pitre During these forty days we are praying...

‘Idolatry consists in divinizing what is not God. It remains a constant temptation to faith.’ (CCC #2113) Rather than seeing through our...