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The Hours of the Divine Call

{ No Comment \ Tags: homilies, sermons \ Mar31 }

Matthew 20:1-16 has different applications. Pope St. Gregory the Great gives us two possible applications, the first regards salvation history itself and second, more psychological, the ages of a human being. Thus, on the one hand, one can think of ...

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Leo the Great and Augustine on the Transfiguration

{ 1 Comment \ Tags: augustine of hippo, elijah, gospel, moses, transfiguration \ Mar3 }

For the second Sunday of Lent, the liturgy presents for our contemplation the Transfiguration of Christ. Sts. Leo the Great and Augustine of Hippo will be our guides for understanding the Gospel reading. Leo the Great (391/400-461) takes ...

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Fathers of the Church

Our Way of the Cross

{ 1 Comment \ Tags: homilies, sermons \ Feb10 }

For the 22nd Sunday of OT (A), the liturgy proposes for our reflection the Way of the Cross. The selection from Matthew 16:21-28 is associated with Romans 12:1-2, a passage that when understood in the light of Matthew 16:21-28 highlights ...

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Fathers of the Church

Give to God What is God’s

{ 1 Comment \ Tags: homilies, sermons \ Oct22 }

Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give to God what is God's. Some people take this to mean a separation of powers. The new testament writers however and those who read their works for subsequent generations understood this as ...

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Augustiniana, Christian Life, Fathers of the Church

Of 2012 and Augustine’s Sermon 97

{ 1 Comment \ Tags: augustine of hippo, end of the world \ Oct7 }

Today, the movie "2012" -- a film based on the prediction that the world will end in 2012 -- began to be shown in our cinemas. Providentially, yesterday and today, the Gospel readings from Luke refer to the day of ...

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Fathers of the Church, Scriptures

Parables of the Kingdom II

{ No Comment \ Tags: augustine, jerome, kingdom of heaven, matthew, net, parables, pearl, treasure \ Jul24 }

For the Parables of the Treasure, the Pearl and the Dragnet, we have two Western Fathers of the Church -- Augustine, and Jerome -- who open up the Scriptures to us and help us apply the message of the parables ...

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