The following is my response to Linda’s comment that she posted on my blog. Here is her comment. A topic I would like your opinion on is that of greed. Although I know what I think greed is, maybe I’m just judging people which I know is wrong! At our parish we have a free …
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CSirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29Psalm 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 (see 11b)Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24aLuke 14:1, 7-14August 28, 2022 “Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees.” We are told that some of the people were “observing him carefully.” Hopefully, some of them were observing him to learn …
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How is your anger? Would others describe you as short-tempered or as having a short-fuse? Do you feel like you struggle with having enough patience? You are not alone. Dr. Ray Guarendi (known as Dr. Ray on radio and tv) writes about anger in his new book, Living Calm: Mastering Anger & Frustration (Irondale, AL: …
Last week I shared an article called “If It’s All About Me…” where I talked “me-centered” people. In that article, I included the following quote from Justice Anthony Kennedy, “at the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human …
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CSirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29Psalm 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 (see 11b)Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24aLuke 14:1, 7-14 September 1, 2019 “Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees.” The people there observed Jesus carefully, perhaps looking to find something to trap him with. Jesus is also observing their …
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CEcclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 (95:8)Colossians 3:1-5, 9, 11Luke 12:13-21August 4, 2019 We hear that “someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” We are not told the person’s name. The person is only identified as “someone.” …
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Sloth, in a sense, is laziness but it is not plain laziness. Catholic Reference Net defines sloth as Sluggishness of soul or boredom because of the exertion necessary for the performance of a good work. The good work may be a corporal task, such as walking; or a mental exercise, such as writing; or a …
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We continue with our discussion of the Seven Deadly Sins. Today we look at lust. Lust and love are two different things. When we love someone we care about their needs. We do what we can to help them because we understand them to be a “person” with a special dignity given by God. We …
Gluttony is defined by www.catholicreference.net as an “inordinate desire for the pleasure connected with food or drink.” Gluttony is eating or drinking too much. Eating too much can lead to obesity, heart attacks, and obesity. Excessive drinking can lead to alcoholism. Even if the drinker is not an alcoholic, the excess drink can still lead …
Continuing our look at the Seven Deadly Sins, I turn to greed and envy. I put these two together because they both seek to have things we do not have. Greed is to seek what we do not have. It is not directed towards any person. It is excessive desire to have material things or power. …
