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• Hypocrisy

  Published: August 27, 2007, 7:02 am

  Tags: Hypocrisy, Honesty, Humility

  Matthew 23:13-22 1 Thes 1:2-5.8-10/Ps 149 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! (Matthew 23:13) No oaths can bind lies and deceits, As made by scribes and Pharisees'; When remedied by hypocrites, The cure is worse than the disease; “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You lock the kingdom of heaven

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• Catching Souls For Jesus

  Published: September 5, 2007, 12:09 pm

  Tags: Apostleship, Humility

  Luke 5: 1-11 Col 1:9-14 / Ps 98:2-6 Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men. (Luke 5:10) It isn't the prize, it isn't the cost, Our love for Christ's what matters most. He called our name we knew not then, When we became fishers of men. As Jesus taught by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people started crowding around Him. [...]

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• Channels of Peace

  Published: September 13, 2007, 4:03 am

  Tags: Compassion, Peace, Humility

  Luke 6: 27-38 Col 3:12-17 / Ps 150:1-6 But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. (Luke 6:27-28) True Christians bear no enmities, And we give with no prejudice; When we forgive our enemies, We become God's channels of peace. “Love your

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• The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

  Published: September 14, 2007, 12:05 pm

  Tags: Penance, Mother Mary, Humility

  Luke 2: 33-35 Heb 5:7-9/Ps 31:2-6,15-16,20 Behold this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign of contradiction, (while a sword will pierce your own soul) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Luke 2:34-35) What was once a great mystery Was that sign of contradiction ; But soon

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• The Centurion's Faith

  Published: September 17, 2007, 5:50 am

  Tags: Humility, Faith

  be Like that centurion in humility When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing [...]

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• The Problem with Fame

  Published: September 26, 2007, 11:05 pm

  Tags: Humility

  Luke 9: 7-9 Hg 1:1-8 / Ps 149 Who, then, is this I hear such things about? And he tried to see him. (Luke 9:9) In our dealings for personal gain, Or in any material pursuit, Lord let no lies or malice obtain, Instead help us abide by the truth Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And [...]

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• Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux

  Published: September 30, 2007, 12:05 pm

  Tags: The Saints, Humility

  Luke 9: 46-50 Zec 8:1-8 / Ps 102 Whoever is least among you, is the one who is the greatest. (Luke 9:48) Lord, make me be like St. Therese, Your Little Flower undefiled; Not for glory seek to increase, But to follow You like a child. And an argument arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest. But Jesus, [...]

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• Reunion

  Published: October 1, 2007, 6:25 pm

  Tags: The Joy Of Humility

  I remember about him is his humility, and it has been very humbling and therapeutic to be in his presence again. One thing that really impresses me about Big Hank are his arms. They are huge - about 23" or 24" and yet despite his size and the power that accommodates that, he remains very humble. I think of him as a gentle giant and he seems to

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• The Place of Honor

  Published: November 2, 2007, 12:07 pm

  Tags: Humility

  Luke 14: 1,7-11 Rom 11:1-2,11-12,25-29 / Ps 94:12-15,17-18 . . . everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11) Pray that from pride we may be freed, A place of honor not to seek; A humble heart God loves indeed, He spurns the proud, exalts the meek. One Sabbath, Jesus was invited to a

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• Enriched by the Poor

  Published: November 4, 2007, 11:03 am

  Tags: Humility, Resurrection

  Luke 14: 12-14 Rom 11:29-36/Ps 69:30-31,33-34,36-37 Humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also everyone for those of others. (Philippians 2: 3-4) All blessings in life we receive There's no way that we can repay; In turn that's the way we must give, As God's Word has shown us

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• Seeds of Peace (or my prayer for the DAMU, myself and all of us)

  Published: November 6, 2007, 10:44 am

  Tags: Humility, Compassion, Peace, Faith

  “In the depths of our consciousness, we have both the seeds of compassion and the seeds of violence. We become aware that our mind is like a garden that contains all kinds of seeds: seeds of understanding, seeds of forgiveness, seeds of mindfulness, and also seeds of ignorance, fear and hatred. We realize that, at any given moment, we can

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• The Immaculate Conception

  Published: December 7, 2007, 11:07 am

  Tags: Angels, Humility, Mother Mary

  Luke 1: 26-38 Gn 3:9-15.20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6.11-12 Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you. (Luke 1:28) Mary's Immaculate Conception Was designed for man's salvation. This doctrine may all Christians believe That Christ's Mother was sinless conceived. A young virgin named Mary was visited in her home by the Archangel Gabriel in a laid back

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• All Good Gifts

  Published: December 25, 2007, 12:13 am

  Tags: Christ, Faith, Mormon, Music, Humility

  Over at Various Stages of Mormondom, where I did a nice long guest stint, this week’s theme is Gifts. As with so many short phrases, the topic brought a song to mind. Even though it invokes harvest images, I think it’s very suitable for this time of year. The song, “All Good Gifts,” is from the ancient musical

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• The Feast of St. John the Apostle

  Published: December 27, 2007, 1:28 am

  Tags: Humility, Love, Obedience

  John 20: 2-8 1 Jn 1:1-4/Ps 97:1-2,5-6,11-12 Then the other disciple also went in, who came first to the tomb, and he saw and believed. (John 20:8) John proclaimed what he saw and heard That we may have Christ's fellowship. Believers must all share God's Word To be worthy of His kinship. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb of Jesus and saw the rock

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• Leading Others to Jesus

  Published: January 3, 2008, 11:29 pm

  Tags: Humility, Leadership

  John 1: 35-42 1 Jn 3: 7-10 / Ps 98:1,7-8, 9 We have found the Messiah. Then he brought him to Jesus. (John 1:41-42) Blessed is the man who leads us, As Andrew led his brother Peter; We all find our way to Jesus Thru another to be His leader. The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said,

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