Category: charity

  • Anyone who asks

    The Readings for the Memorial of Anthony of Padua, Doctor (C2) 1 Kings 21:1-16 Matthew 5:38-42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. Matthew 5:42 (NABRE) THIS IS A HARD saying for anyone living in a city or for anyone who works…

  • Whose Side Are You On?

    Whose Side Are You On?

    YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT life seems to be polarizing right now: socially, politically, and religiously. Everyone needs to be on a side and you’d better be on the right side as well. Generally, of course, the right side is my side. We are seeing this in all areas: if you don’t agree with me,…

  • 3 Rules that Always Apply

    3 Rules that Always Apply

    This is the text of a presentation on ¶1789 from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. These are just notes, but the talk was good! My paragraph comes in the section of the catechism dealing with the human conscience. Very briefly – for the sake of this presentation – the conscience is that part of…

  • A Community of Christians in Charity with the World

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for in Easter Week (B2) Acts 4:32-37  John 3:7B-15 Neque enim quisquam egens erat inter illos.For neither was there any one needy among them.They will know we are Christians by our love, y’all.  So where are there needy folks sitting in the pew next to you, or on the bus next…