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.

HUMBLE, GENTLE, HUMILITY
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THE HUMBLE BUT POWERFUL GOD: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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The greatest lesson of our Christian faith is that we have a humble but powerful God who reveals himself to us daily in people, things, or events of our lives. The humility of God calls and challenges us to a humble, meek and gentle lifestyle.

easy, way, road, discipline
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IT IS NOT AN EASY ROAD: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 21ST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY, CYCLE C, 2022

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On a personal and communal level, the Christian life is not an easy vocation or road to travel by. It entails a lot of ups and downs. It is a life of many struggles and challenges to maintain a steady upward and onward way to heaven. However, it is a life of grace marked by many failings and errors humanly.

truth, fire, justice
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THE FIRE OF TRUTH: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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Explicitly, the fire Jesus brings into the world, which is ready to burn is the fire of truth. The truth divides people for Christ or against him. As Frederick Nietzsche, the 18th-century German Philosopher said, you could tell much about a man’s character by how much he could tolerate.

faith, hope
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FAITH OVERCOMES ALL FEARS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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Indeed, faith in God overcomes all fears. Biblically, Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval, Hebrews 11:1. Clearly, anyone who walks or lives by faith does not only have absolute trust in God but also has no cause to be afraid.
This is because faith assures and guarantees that God is in control of all, even the most seemingly hopeless situations of our lives and the world today.

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?