A Talk Given for Legatus 8 January 2020 Everybody is wounded in some way—emotionally, psychologically—everybody. That is part of the human condition. And when you realize that, it calms you, because you realize it’s normal. And part of the unhappiness of life is thinking that you have been dealt an
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. –Proverbs 19:17– Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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A Homily for Good Friday ”Nay!” answered the child; “but these are the wounds of Love.” –Oscar Wilde, The Selfish Giant— When I was in the seventh grade, my father noticed the peach fuzz sprouting on my upper lip and called me into the bathroom. After handing me a razor,
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A Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B) and for Mother’s Day 13 May 2018 During those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said, “My brothers, the scripture
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