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Jesus’ exchange over Caesar’s coin challenges us to examine not only the answers we reach, but our motives for asking.

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The Gospel (Lk 11:42-46) presents one of Christ's most penetrating critiques of religious life. His words are directed not against religion itself but against a distorted way of living it.

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The complaint of Christ in Luke 11:29-32 is one of the saddest moments in the Gospel. "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah."

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Today's reflection is on the strange “business logic” of a God who chooses trust over control and relationship over profit.

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Fr. Francis Alvarez looks at the biblical language behind Jesus’ famous rebuke and explains why “Get behind me” may be less a rejection than a reminder to Peter: Follow, don’t get ahead of God.

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In our Gospel today (Matthew 10:37-42), Jesus tells us, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”

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In our Gospel today (Matthew 28:16-20), the eleven disciples climbed a mountain to meet the risen Jesus.

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That gospel episode about a blind man sitting on the wayside where Christ was passing by, reminds us about this point: we need to always have hope even if we already would feel totally helpless. (cfr. Lk 18,35-43)

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“Zeal for your house will consume me.”

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That gospel episode about a fellow who, by insisting and disturbing a storeowner, finally got the bread he requested for a friend who arrived at his home in the middle of the night (cfr. Lk 11,5-13), reminds us that there is always a need for insistence and perseverance in requesting for God’s guidance in areas in our life which are most vulnerable to go wrong.

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Jesus’ exchange over Caesar’s coin challenges us to examine not only the answers we reach, but our motives for asking.

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The Gospel (Lk 11:42-46) presents one of Christ's most penetrating critiques of religious life. His words are directed not against religion itself but against a distorted way of living it.

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Fr. Francis Alvarez looks at the biblical language behind Jesus’ famous rebuke and explains why “Get behind me” may be less a rejection than a reminder to Peter: Follow, don’t get ahead of God.

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In our Gospel today (Matthew 10:37-42), Jesus tells us, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”

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In our Gospel today (Matthew 28:16-20), the eleven disciples climbed a mountain to meet the risen Jesus.

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That gospel episode about a blind man sitting on the wayside where Christ was passing by, reminds us about this point: we need to always have hope even if we already would feel totally helpless. (cfr. Lk 18,35-43)

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“Zeal for your house will consume me.”

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That gospel episode about a fellow who, by insisting and disturbing a storeowner, finally got the bread he requested for a friend who arrived at his home in the middle of the night (cfr. Lk 11,5-13), reminds us that there is always a need for insistence and perseverance in requesting for God’s guidance in areas in our life which are most vulnerable to go wrong.

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