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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The sham holiness of the Pharisees was hard on others sin but made excuses for its own faults.The...
Read MoreHow 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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When his enemies quiz him about what commandment is the greatest, Jesus reveals just how radical...
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On a rainy afternoon not too long ago, I took the kids to grab a bite to eat at the large food...
Read MoreEditor’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 More“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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