Render Unto Caesar
When the Pharisees and the Herodians brought up the issue of paying taxes to the Emperor, Jesus...
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Tag: Pharisees
Surpass the Pharisees
We so often condemn the Pharisees that we totally miss a sneaky way that we are often like them....
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We so often condemn the Pharisees that we totally miss a sneaky way that we are often like them. The hard saying of Jesus “if you hand causes you to sin, cut it off” is a kind of shock therapy to wake us up to the way we are...
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Surpass the Pharisees — Cut it Off!
The sham holiness of the Pharisees was hard on others sin but made excuses for its own faults.The...
Read MoreOne Sin to Rule Them All
How did the Pharisees, who were God’s champions in the days of the Maccabees, become the villains who sought the death of God’s son? They were deformed by an insidious spiritual disease that is the deadliest of the seven deadly...
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The Radical Rabbi and The Greatest Commandment
When his enemies quiz him about what commandment is the greatest, Jesus reveals just how radical...
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A Reflection on the Desire to Feel Superior
On a rainy afternoon not too long ago, I took the kids to grab a bite to eat at the large food...
Read MoreThe Pharisees’ Pride
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) – Malachi 1:14–2:2, 8-10; Psalms 131:1, 2, 3; First Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 – This series appears each...
Read MoreDaily Quote from St. Margaret of Cortona
“My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were around Pilate.” (St. Margaret of Cortona) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell...
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