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  Friday – 29 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 12:54-59   The Sign of the Times Caesarea Mauritania, on the Mediterranean Sea Today Jesus criticizes the people for not reading the signs of the times.   Yes, you can read the signs in the sky and know we’re going to have good or bad weather.   But you’re missing the real signs, the signs from God! Are we really any different?   These days (months) we are so focused on the world around us. We worry about our health and that of our family and friends.   We stress over our finances, whether we can stretch our depleted income to cover expenses.   We worry whether our company will survive and our employees will still have a job.   We worry about simple things. We stress over the violence and political unrest in the world.   So much worry!   We worry about our life and our livelihood.   So focused on the here and now, on the physical cultural and economic side and rightly so!...
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  Thursday – 29 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 12:49-53 The Long and Winding Road Renewing Baptismal Vows, Jordan River Ever made a decision that brought you nothing but grief and pain?   A decision that put you at odds with your family and friends, even though you knew it was the right one to make?   Choosing to enter/leave religious life or getting married or taking that job out of state?   It brought you only silence or anger from your family!   Tough decisions, ones that you labored over and, in the end, knew they were the correct path to make.   Today’s Gospel is a tough one to read, much less understand.   We think back on all the times Jesus tells His disciples – Peace Be With You!   And yet today is the complete opposite!   I bring division and fire, pitting one family member against another!   We have all been baptized into the family of God, into a community of love and fellowship.   But we live in a world...
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  Wednesday – 29 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 12: 39-48 Preparing the Master’s Table Tel Aviv at Night One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. “The other is Good – It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”   The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.” Today Jesus continues His discourse from yesterday’s Gospel on being prepared.   And His message is clear!   Be prepared!   Be faithful!   Be vigilant!   And be steadfast!   He reminds us that we have all been calle...
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