Oscar 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.”
Read MoreThe resurrection of the body is a great comfort to those who grieve the loss of their unborn children. Whether a child is lost through abortion or miscarriage, we pray with Martha that they will "rise in the resurrection on the last day."
Read MoreSt. Paul summons us to break away from the sinful world and live as children of light. In part, this entails both shunning and exposing the “fruitless works of darkness,” such as treating others as means and not as proper ends in themselves.
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