Tuesday's Homily:

We Must Love And Pray For Our Enemies

Tuesday
of Week 11 in Ordinary Time in Cycle II
When the wife of King Ahab murdered Naboth, so that her husband could take over his vineyard, Ahab was guilty of approving his wife's handling of the whole sordid affair. God sent Elijah to Ahab to tell him of God's displeasure and the punishment that would be meted out to him and his wife. What...
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