Thursday's Homily:

Jesus Wants No Half Measures From Us!

Thursday
of Week 10 in Ordinary Time in Cycle II
"If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not get into the kingdom of Heaven." What did Jesus mean by these words? I am sure the scribes and Pharisees wanted to get to Heaven but were just doing the bare minimum that would enable them to achieve their ambition....
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Saint of the Day:

Today is the feast of Saint Barnabas

Daily Readings:

Today's readings provided courtesy of Universalis

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