charity, sin, omission,

THE SIN OF OMISSION AGAINST CHARITY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The main theme of this Sunday´s readings is the warning of the sin of omission against charity. It is a warning that the selfish blindness to the needy and extravagant use of God’s blessings. A reminder that our wealth, time, energy, talents and personal qualities like words, smiles, and sense of humour are to help the poor, the depressed, the troubled, and the needy. The act of omission is a serious sin that deserves eternal punishment. Today’s readings stress the truth that wealth without active mercy for the poor is great wickedness.

God, love, money
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LOVE OF GOD OR MONEY: TWO PARALLEL WAYS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 25TH ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The gospel of today presents us with an eternal truth: the love of God and money are two parallel ways. They cannot or will never meet or cross each other. We are either for God or for the world. Hence, it presents us towards the end with some crucial lines of a hard or brunt truth: “No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

mercy, grace, forgiveness
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THE INEXHAUSTIBLE MERCY OF GOD: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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What makes Christianity unique from all other religions is the inexhaustible mercy of God in Christ Jesus. The Christian faith is never a religion of punishment. No matter the gravity of our errors, how many times and the manner of our mistakes, the mercy of God reaches all. In Christianity, therefore, Christ is the face of God’s mercy shown to lost humanity.

commitment, discipleship, cross
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TOTAL COMMITMENT: NO HALF-MEASURE WITH GOD: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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Today’s readings invite and challenge us to become true Christian disciples of Christ with total commitment and no half-measure with God. You cannot be a Christian with certain preferences or conditions to follow God.