Great homilies to improve the faith and understanding of Christians
Every Christian should have a goal to imitate Christ. The disciples know the prayers required of Jews through Moses. But they notice something different about how Jesus was praying.
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How many of us lead lives rushing from work to family responsibilities and back. For example, we juggle our responsibilities between rushing to catch that train, getting the kids to that swimming lesson, and responding to that late email from our boss. What we need to realize is how this hurry prevents us from living a life of love as we are called to by Jesus. In other words, pay attention and ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Your spiritual life will improve immensely.
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Learning to be a disciple of Jesus involves seeing the world as Jesus does. The story of the Samaritan woman at the well is a case where we can learn how Jesus sees individuals. Unlike Him, we are very quick to judge people by the groups they belong to and their sins. To be like Jesus we must see the individual first and foremost.
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Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is so important that the Church devotes five weeks to it during the year. In the Beatitudes. Jesus talks about how to be happy. Why wouldn’t we just listen to Jesus instead of innumerous self-help gurus.
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The temptations Jesus faced in the desert are symbolic of the temptations we face in our lives. Let’s recognize when we fall into these traps that lead us away from God. Be they sensual pleasures, the pursuit of power, and obsessions with fame, glory and honor. In looking at each of these more closely we have the opportunity to maintain our path to God.
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What does it mean to be inclusive? Our society seems to think that this means being passive and permissive. But these are not how one should describe how God’s love is inclusive. Passive – no. Permissive- not either. A useful analogy is to think of parents looking for a child they would like to adopt. Active not passive. They are willing to invest their time, money and hearts in the pursuit. Not having that child affects them. And when they get the child, they cannot imagine their family without that child. They are not the same without that child.
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How many of us believe that God wants each of us to be a saint and also believe that it is possible? God wants you to be a saint by doing the same thing that every previous saint did. Doing seemingly mundane actions becomes extraordinary when we have the right perspective.
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