Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In today’s First Reading, we are reminded about the divine origin of the sacred institution of marriage, an institution whose Christian assumptions are severely challenged in our society. Many today don’t see man and woman divinely created to complete and complement one another, neither do they think that human beings are the summit of God’s creation nor that only woman is a suitable partner for man and man for woman.
Read MoreJoshua tells Moses about people prophesying outside the official circle of prophecy; John tells Jesus about someone exorcising demons outside the official circle of discipleship. In both cases, the disciples want the teacher to stop such unofficial actions. In both cases, the teacher replies that he is glad that someone is using the power, even if unofficially.
Read MoreOscar Wilde was mistaken when he said that the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. For in today’s Gospel we see that St. Paul’s words are true: “We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sinning.”
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