October 23, Humility: a Sunday Scriptures blog

Through volunteering, I have met homeless people, at shelters or as patients at the county hospital. It surprised me how they almost never made excuses for themselves. They admitted freely to addictions, to lives marked by irresponsibility and even crime — that is, they were admitted sinners. At the same…

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October 2, Dedication: a Sunday Scriptures blog

“When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’” Jesus uses an example in our Gospel today of hard-working servants. Jesus affirms their master for not rewarding them because, after all, hard work is just their…

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