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Jesus answers a theologically debated question about the greatest of all the commandments, and in doing so, shows love is the law in a word. But is love what we think it is, of something more? #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are...

The Herodians and Pharisees join an unlikely alliance to trap Jesus by asking about the the legality of paying a census tax to Rome. He brilliantly addresses the issue, and sets a standard for a much wider principle - give what is proper. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at ht...

Jesus tells a parable of the wedding feast, but many originally invited reject the invitation, and even one who comes is not properly clothed and is cast out. What does this say about the invitation to God's kingdom and what we need to do to accept and be properly clothed? #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://ee...

Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard where the tenants do not give the master what is his due, and in doing so challenges the chief priests and elders to consider if they are bringing the harvest. As we mark Respect Life Sunday, we are invited to ask the same. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/i...

Our Lord challenges the Chief Priests and scribes of their self-righteousness by telling a parable of two sons who are asked to respond to their father's will - only the one who does what the father desires is responding to the will. So it is for us: we must do the will of God, which is often a next best step. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts an...

Jesus shares a parable of a landowner who invites workers to his vineyard at various times of the day. When it comes to paying each, he starts with those who worked the shortest, and pays them the usual daily wage, and those who worked all day grumbled. The Master for just, but he may not have been fair. That's the point. God gives us what we truly need, Himself. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #Gosp...

After St. Peter asked how often he should forgive, our Lord tells a parable about a wicked debtor who owes and impossibly large amount (100,000,000 days wages) who begs for patience, but refuses to forgive the smaller debt (100 days wages) owed him. The King does not, as a result forgive the debt. The message is clear - release the debt. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth...

Our Lord gives a model for conflict resolution, one that respects others and leads to salvation. It comes down to love. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090626.cfm True Mercy Ha...

Jesus Christ speaks of His death and resurrection, and St. Peter objects, possibly because he had no understanding on the kind of Messiah that Jesus was to be. He had to surrender to the will of God, and so do we. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g...

Jesus asks the Disciples who they think He is, and Peter answers that He is the Christ. Jesus praises him, and gives him authority, an authority we understand to be as the vicar of Christ, the Pope. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readin...

Our Lord encounters a Canaanite woman, and draws from her a profession of faith. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091626.cfm True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiven...

Jesus walks on water, and invites Peter to walk toward Him. When Peter stops focusing on the Lord, he begins to sink. It is an invitation for us to remember to listen to the Lord. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at htt...

Our Lord Jesus invites us to come to Him, where we will find rest. It is Him alone that we can. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070526.cfm True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Jour...

Our Lord invites us to follow Him and make Him our priority. Unlike finite resources, though, when we give Him our love first, He give us what we need to love others. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.us...

Our Lord tells us not to anxious or worried because we are more significant to the Father than many sparrows. In fact, many things that the world considers insignificant are necessary. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found a...

Jesus Christ shows pity that he feels in His body - it is a mercy that includes justice. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061426.cfm True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to...

Christ Jesus left us a memorial - a way of participating in His sacrifice of the cross. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060726.cfm True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to F...

As we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, we remind ourselves that God is one Being or substance of three Persons, perfectly united and coequal. This is a mystery to ponder, though we will never fully understand Who God is. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://fo...

As we celebrate Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, we call to mind that the Holy Spirit is not just active in the big ways, but in may subtle ordinary ways, bringing healing and unite to division. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6...

Jesus Ascends to heaven, entrusting the mission of making disciples to His disciples, which includes us. Maybe, if we see this task first as introducing others to Jesus Christ our Savior as a friend, the mission is not too difficult. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https:/...

The hope mothers and fathers have for their children is only a fraction of the hope that God has for us. We must be ready to give an explanation of our hope. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/b...

Jesus proclaims He is the way, the truth, and the life. If we are truly followers of Him, we will accept Him as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/reading...

As we hear from the Good Shepherd narrative of St. John, Chapter 10, we reflect this weekend on the call of the Good Shepherd. The Lord still speaks to us through the voice of others. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at...

Christ appears the Apostles, but St. Thomas was not with them the first Sunday of Easter. But his faith is affirmed when he sees the Risen Lord, and makes a bold proclamation: My Lord and my God". We may not experience the Lord in the same way as they did, but He is still giving Himself to us in the Eucharist. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts an...

Our Lord's Resurrection renews everything! #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040426.cfm