Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. Romans 12:21 NABRE Paul is writing to the followers of Jesus in Rome ahead of a visit he is planning. The letter is about sin and salvation, the work of the triune God to raise the family of Adam…
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Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the rock of my heart, my portion forever. Psalms 73:26 NABRE Psalm 73 begins with the psalmist looking at the prosperity of the wicked and wondering if that is the course to be followed. It seems evil doers have lives that…
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The three readings from the Lectionary for this Sunday the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary time; Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:17-18 and Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 have a common thread that can be recognized reading them together. In the first reading Moses, the author expresses the laws of God are fair. This was heard at a…
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God’s presence and authenticity is challenged by several different groups and many individuals. Yet, if we accept God we accept and recognize Evil, because God’s book tells us there is evil. One passage on evil is from Psalm 23 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of…
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