Thus says the Lord: Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create; for I create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a…[read more]
This is what I commanded my people: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. But they obeyed not, nor did they pay heed. They walked in the hardness of their evil hearts…[read more]
Therefore, I teach you the statutes and decrees as the Lord, my God, has commanded me, that you may observe them in the land you are entering to occupy. Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say,…[read more]
The master had pity on that servant and released him and forgave him the loan. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and he took hold of him and choked him, saying: “Pay back whatever you owe.” Matthew 47: 27-8 As Pope Francis…[read more]
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. Matthew 1:24 Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph. We know almost nothing of his ordinary and socially constructed life, other than that he “was a righteous man.” The brilliance of the…[read more]
There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Luke 16:19-21 The parable which…[read more]
Hear me, O Lord, and listen to what my adversaries say. Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them. Jeremiah 18:19-20 But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know…[read more]
Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. Isaiah 1:16-7 “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever…[read more]
Jesus said to his disciples:”Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into…[read more]
“You have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not kill. But whoever does kill will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment. Whoever says to his brother ‘empty-head’ will be liable to the the Sanhedrin. Whoever…[read more]
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