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  Tuesday – 12 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 7:6, 12-14 It Ain’t Easy Being…….Christian Door of Humility, Bethlehem I consider myself a half-way decent handyman, not great but I manage.   I try to get things done, get things fixed.   And during this time of isolation, I certainly have had the time to tackle my honey-do list.   But on occasion, I try to cut corners, to do a quick patch job, and then I pay for it farther down the line.   I slap some paint on a window sill but neglect to scrape and prime the area first.   And then months later, that same sill needs painting again after my quick job flakes away.   I step down from the ladder and drop my foot directly into the paint can!   I hang a picture on the wall but, in the process, I need to spackle a number of nail holes that didn’t work out!   Measure twice, cut once?   Yeah, well, sometimes! We all wish life was easy, manageable, predictable, but that just isn’t...
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  Monday – 12 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 7:1-5 Stop Judging! My Classroom, SPHS An old man meets a young man who asks:   “Do you remember me?” And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks: “What do you do, what do you do in life?”   The young man answers: “Well, I became a teacher.” “Ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man. “Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”   The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story: “One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it. I stole it, I took it out of his pocket. Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you. Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student's watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever st...
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  Sunday –12 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 10:26-33 The Hairs on My Head! Mass at Gethsemane I admit it!   I am growing old(er)!   The legs creak and the muscles ache!   The energy dissipates rather too quickly!   And, as I look in the mirror, I see it all too plainly!   Bald spots are becoming alarmingly more noticeable and the hairs on my head are dwindling.   (No, that will NOT be the pic of the day!)   I guess it lends a whole new meaning to the old adage-the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!   Kind of like kneeling/genuflecting – he can get down; now let’s see if he can get back up!   With old age comes new fears! But it also brings to mind the words of today’s Gospel!   “ Even all the hairs of your head are numbered! So do not be afraid; you are worth more!”   I imagine that, at this point in my life, I must be giving the Father a real headache as the number of hairs on my head keep changin...
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