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Lent is time to restore our spiritual health. To stay away from devil temptations, such as that we can replace God, which leads us to selfisness, hate, cruelty, division. That we will think that we are better than others, that we are beyond good and...

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Conversion is for every believer. The readings for today are about conversion in three very fifferent places: A Temple, a highway, and seashore. Three different types of people. Each experienced a different aspect of God. Whatever their limitations, their power come from the fact that they...

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In the second reading St. Paul speaks about love as the most important value. Love is the answer to all of our difficulties in our life. Without love, humanity could not exist. Do not treat each other as objects. Love has a power which breaks...

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This Sunday is the beginning of the new Liturgical Year.  The new year of the mystery of Jesus Christ begins with the season of Advent.  What is Advent?   “Advent” means coming: there are three different comings of Christ: The coming of the child Jesus in...

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Today November 22, 2009 is the last Sunday of this liturgical year. We celebrate the solemnity of Christ the king. Jesus Christ is our king. We wish to understand the kingship of our Lord. What kind of king is Jesus for us? What is his kingdom? Where...

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We come closer to the end of the liturgical year, and the readings for Sunday (Nov. 15) are about the end of time (history). The subject is the second coming of Jesus Christ which is called in Greek language Parousia. It is the coming of...

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In the readings for this Sunday (November 8), the heroes are the widows. We must remember that in the period of the Bible, the widows were vulnerable and inferior in the patriarchal societies, even though the widows were more generous than the others. In the...

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This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, those who loved God and proved it in their daily deeds. All of us are called to be saints. The Beatitudes are the ideals and the way for the followers of Jesus Christ. We need to...

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In the Bible, many times blindness is a symbol of luck of faith. Sight is an image of faith. Spiritual (mental) blindness is worst than physical blindness. To believe is to see God. Jesus Christ is the light that we need to see We must...

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