I apologize for missing a few days with the Lenten readings. Exams and all have meant little sleep. Today's reading comes from St. Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians:

Now I beseech you all to obey the word of righteousness, and to endure with all the endurance which you also saw before your eyes, not only in the blessed Ignatius, and Zosimus, ( Read more... )

'So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free." - James 2:12
How does the law set us free?

I also have another unrelated question about another scripture in James:
"So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless." - James 2:17 ( Read more... )

I thought this could generate some good discussion...

Chapter 30. Men are Not Saved by Good Works, Nor by the Free Determination of Their Own Will, But by the Grace of God Through Faith.

But this part of the human race to which God has promised pardon and a share in His eternal kingdom, can they be restored through the merit of their own works? ( Read more... )

Today's readings for the Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time are from Deut 11:18,26-28,32, Ps 31:2-4,17,25, Rom 3:21-25,28, Matt 7:21-27Today's readings have a wonderful synergy about them, as they collectively speak to the Christian about the role of the law in his or her life. Moses tells us in the first reading from Deuteronomy that the law is both a ( Read more... )