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  Friday - 28 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 12:1-7 Secrets Entrance Door, Church of Holy Sepulchre I’m holding in my hand a computer memory stick.   It contains a complete record of every single thing you did yesterday, every word, every action.   What would you like me to do with it?   Publish it?   Sell it?   Destroy it?   What would any of us do with such a record?   Face it, we are all so very human, so frail, so broken, and yet so beloved! Jesus continues His warnings today against hypocrisy.   He continues to remind us that we cannot claim one thing in the light of day and then continue our sinful ways in the darkness. There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. Quite a sobering thought – nothing is hidden fro...
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  Thursday - 28 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 11:47-54 Once Is Not Enough Chapel of Tears, Jerusalem   I admit it!   When I was little, I had to be told multiple times before I finally got my jobs done.   Cut the grass!   Clean your room!   Brush your teeth!   Do your homework!   It took me a number of ‘reminders’ before it finally sunk in and I got around to finishing my chores.   Once was not enough. I don’t think I realized, until these past couple of days, how extended of a discourse Jesus had with the Pharisees. It was not just a one shot and done.   He went on and on at length, repeating what hypocrites they were and chastising them because their actions were at such odds with their teachings.   He condemns them for demanding strict observance of the Law from the people but they themselves flaunt the Law in their own lives.   Time and time again His harsh language calls them out as hypocrites.   ...
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  Wednesday - 28 th Week in Ordinary Time - revisited Gospel – Luke 11:42-46 All For Show Tristan’s Baptism Back when I was teaching World Religions, I would have this group project where the students acted out a ritual from the religion we were studying, such as a Hindu wedding ceremony or a Buddhist meditation.   For the most part, they did a fabulous job.   But there were a couple of groups who seemed more interested in the visuals and not the substance! They got so caught up in dressing for the part, all flashy and bright, that they completely lacked any depth of understanding. They looked great but there was no ritual, no words or action.   What should have been a good half-hour presentation was over in 5 minutes.   Smoke and mirrors! Jesus continues His condemnation of the Pharisees in today’s Gospel calling them out for the same thing.   You put on a good show publicly paying your taxes for something insignificant and you choose the best sea...
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