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Sirach

Holding Back and Hurting Ourselves

September 9, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 11, 2011: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you ever held a grudge? C’mon, who among us hasn’t? When we have been wronged, our first instinct is usually to get angry. Our second instinct then is to hold onto our anger, because we somehow feel justified in doing so. Forgiveness comes later, much later if … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Communion, Debt, Ego, forgiveness, Grudge, Healing, Judgment, justice, Kindness, love, Martyr, mercy, Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Paul, Peter, Psalm 103, Reconciliation, Resentment, Revenge, Romans, sacrament, sin, Sirach, Trespass, Wisdom

Three Critical Questions

September 6, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 5, 2010: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Who am I? Where am I?  Where am I going?  These three critical questions can be applied to the readings this past Sunday and can assist us as we apply the teachings in our daily lives throughout the week and beyond. Who Am I? “If anyone comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, deuterocanonical, disciple, Father, Heaven, Hebrews, intentional, James, journey, Jude, Judith, Maccabees, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, Revelation, Sirach, Tobit, trust, Wisdom

Have a Seat…But Not That One!

August 30, 2010 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

August 29, 2010: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Conducting ourselves with humility was a key take-away from the Mass readings this past weekend.  “Conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts” (Sirach 3:17).  “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Gospel, Humility, Mass, Scripture, Sirach, Tradition
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