Why the Commandments Are Good

Our gospel reading and the first reading for this 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) speak of God’s commandments. We think in terms of 10 commandments. The Jews list 613 commandments with the 10 being the most important and applying to everyone. With so many commandments, where does one begin? I think this is …

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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 (2) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34 November 4, 2018 God is love! God loves us.  We see this in Jesus, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish …

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