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Homily – March 2nd, 2025 – 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homily – March 2nd, 2025 – 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

When Jesus commanded us, in last Sunday’s gospel, to “love our enemies,” it was probably the most challenging thing he could have said. Most days, loving my enemy takes more courage than I think I have. Today, in the gospel, he commands us to take the “log out of our own eye” before we even attempt to take the sliver out of our neighbour’s eye. Again, most days, removing the log from my own eye takes more honesty than I ...

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Homily – February 23rd, 2025 – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homily – February 23rd, 2025 – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our starting point in anything, especially in life, is so important. Experts say that 80% of our personality is formed by the time we are five years old. That’s probably why therapists are so interested in our childhood or the household we grew up in. That was our starting point, and it was so formative. Coincidentally, 80% of your image of God has to do with parental imagery. If your parents were punitive, cold, distant, and just waiting for you ...

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