Just as the Israelites have left the path God had prescribed them to sacrifice to a molten metal calf, could it not be said with some justice that we, the modern people, committed idolatry by worshiping the god named "Choice"?
Read MoreMany say that an unexpected birth, especially in a poor, loveless or single-parent home, condemns the child and mother to a life of great hardship. But as the first reading suggests: "Which man can discover God's intentions?"
Read MoreSt. Francis of Assisi famously called the poor the Church’s real treasures, and today’s Psalm reminds us of this, as God, in his goodness, has “made a home for the poor.”
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