Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (“Deep Wisdom” 7 of 9)
I … consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his
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To know and do God’s will: A short Ignatian primer
Because we are rational human beings, it is best for us not only to do God’s will, but also first to know God’s will
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Reflections on the Gospel, #5: Fulfillment in Jeopardy
Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be
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Reflections on the Gospel, #4: Fulfillment’s Meaning
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 If we have
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Blessed are the Merciful (“Deep Wisdom” 6 of 9)
Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please
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Reflections on the Gospel, #3: Fulfillment Extending
Jesus again said to them … I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:7a, 10b
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Authentic Witnesses
Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than he does to teachers and if he listens to teachers, it’s because
Reflections on the Gospel, #2: Promises Fulfilled
What God promised our ancestors he has brought to fulfillment for us, [their] children, by raising up Jesus, as it
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Reflections on the Gospel, #1: Promises Hidden
[God] made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, … that they
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The Outcomes of the Hour of Death (“Hour of Death,” 2 of 3)
Death puts an end to human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested
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