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Jesus Forgives You & Loves You
Tip of the Day: Think in your own head about something bad you’ve done and felt guilty about. Realize that Jesus knows about it, forgives you and loves you. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: The powerful trio of guilt, blame and responsibility all occupy the same emotion space in our psyche. Well, maybe not exactly the same, but pretty close. Sometimes they even impersonate one another and engage in identity theft. So here’s how I like see them and separate them. (Note: I’m not saying this is THE way to see them, just my way.) Guilt…
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The Cross of Jesus Provides Hope
Tip of the Day: Say a prayer for a person you feel has treated you unfairly – even if he or she is still doing so. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Saturday of Fourth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: As it gets closer to Holy Week, we focus more closely on the terrible price that Jesus paid to win our salvation. This is not a “pretty” part of the story of our salvation. It is profound, central and essential. The movie, The Passion of the Christ, a few years ago was a bit too gory for my tastes, but it left no doubt of the…
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The Church and Youth & Continuing to Make Lent Great Again!
On this episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan will be speaking with Fred Parrella, Professor of Theology in the Department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University in California, and Mehnaz Afridi, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College in the Bronx. Msgr. Sullivan and Prof. Parrella – who has been teaching at the Jesuit university based in Silicon Valley for 40 years – will be discussing the religious faith and practice of today’s college students, and what their often self-description as “spiritual, but not religious” bodes for the future, and what – if anything – can be done to counter this trend. Prof. Afridi – who is also the…
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Join Your Trial with Jesus
Tip of the day: Reflect on a difficult, maybe unfair, situation you’re facing. Deal with it as directly as you can. Stay true to your values and join your trial with Jesus and his cross. Verse of the day: Bible Readings for Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Reflection of the day: It was perfect in the Garden of Eden – not so much since then. If you want to blame it on Adam & Eve and the apple, fine with me. In any case we live in a world that is not perfect and very unfair at times. It’s more unfair to some than others, but we…
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Be Your Brother or Sister’s Keeper
Tip of the Day: Help somebody whose need I have been ignoring and rationalizing by saying it’s not my problem. Be your brother or sister’s keeper, but, don’t be condescending. Bible Readings for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: Sometimes God lets his anger out and let’s us know he’s fed up with us not listening to His commands. If we examine ourselves we know it’s true. And sometimes we concentrate so hard on avoiding what God tells us not to do that we forget that he bulk of his commands have to do with treating each other well, especially when someone is…