SHARING, GREED
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A FULFILLING LIFE OF SHARING AND NOT LIVING GREEDILY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Christian life of discipleship and following Christ entails a generous life of fulfilment sharing what we have with others and not living a greedy lifestyle. The fundamental question is what gives fulfilment to our existential life on earth? In other words, one of life’s deepest questions is: What is the meaning of a man’s life on earth? Or, what profit does a man get from all his labour?

PRAY, PRAYER, SPIRITUAL LIFE
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LORD, TEACH US HOW TO PRAY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION:17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Lord`s prayer is not only just a prayer but the best model or structure on how to pray as a Christian. The Christian life is a spiritual life that has its source in perpetual prayer. That is, the Christian life is prayerful. The Bible enjoins us to pray unceasingly, 1 Thess. 5:16-18

HOSPITALITY AND PRAYER: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY, CYCLE C, 2022

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Action or contemplation? Service or worship? Hospitality or prayer? For as long as Christianity has existed, we’ve debated these dichotomies. Which is more important – kneeling at the altar, or mopping the church floors? What should we prioritize? How should we find a good balance between the mystical and the practical?

GOOD SAMARITAN
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GOOD SAMARITAN: TRUE FAITH IS IN LIVING CHRISITAN ACTION OF EMPATHY AND SYMPATHY FOR OTHERS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY SUNDAY, CYCLE C, 2022

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Indeed, the story of the good Samaritan is a summary of how true faith is living Christian action of empathy and sympathy for others, especially the downtrodden. A Christian is an empathetic person who can feel, connect and relate to the painful situations or experiences of others. He is one who easily moves with compassion and pity towards the needy and helpless.

rejoice, christian life, disciples
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REJOICE FOR YOUR IDENTITY NOT YOUR WORTH: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION OF THE WEEK: 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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We are called as Christians to rejoice in our identity and not our worth in terms of what we have done or accomplished. The challenge of the Christian life is for us not to become obsessed with our significance, accomplishment and influence, but to rejoice that we are privileged to be associated with God`s work. With a living hope of having our name written in heaven. That is having our identity ingrained with and in God.

DISCIPLESHIP MEANS DETACHMENT, PERSEVERANCE AND FAITHFULNESS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS OF THE WEEK: 13TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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Being a disciple of Christ is a call to detachment, perseverance and faithfulness. It is a challenge, we cannot be committed to Christ and his gospel if we are attached to someone or something. The call of Christ to discipleship entails endurance through hard times. Above all, it is a call of faithfulness from the beginning to the end without lukewarmness, complacency or giving up when challenges come to us as a result of following Christ. 

CORPUS CHRISTI, COMMITMENT,
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CORPUS CHRISTI: AN ACT OF THANKSGIVING: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND THE BLOOD OF CHRIST OR 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Solemnity of Corpus Christi was intended to affirm Catholic belief in the Real Presence of the Risen Christ in the consecrated bread and wine at Mass. A firm belief in the Body and Blood of Christ and regular reception of the Blessed Sacrament or Holy Communion is fundamental to Catholic doctrine, spirituality and growth in holiness. It is our inheritance.

communion, holy trinity, mystery
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THE GOD OF COMMUNION AND COMMUNICATION: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is not just the central mystery of the Christian faith, but also the demonstration of three persons of the Divine Trinity as God of communion and communication.  In this Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, the Church celebrates our belief that God is One and yet Three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, equal in majesty and glory, One in Three and Three in One.

pentecostal experience, pentecost,
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NO CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE PENTECOSTAL EXPERIENCE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION OF THE WEEK: PENTECOST SUNDAY, CYCLE C, 2022

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It is an indisputable fact that no Christianity or Christian is living without the Pentecostal experience. This is because it is the Pentecostal experience that transforms, renews and makes us authentic witnesses of Christ in the world. 

abiding presence, love, holy spirit
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THE ABIDING PRESENCE OF GOD THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER, CYCLE C, 2022

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The abiding presence of God through the Holy Spirit is the most recurring theme of the scriptural readings, as we draw closer to the end of the Eastertide that culminates with the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost. Indeed, the readings this Sunday are all about the abiding love of God through his Spirit of love.