Brothers and sisters: I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh. The willing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not. For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want…. Miserable one that I am! Who will deliver… Read More Frassati Reflection: Perseverance vs. Perfectionism
There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. —Luke 12:2–3 When we encounter a teaching about the faith that… Read More Frassati Reflection: Faith Seeking Understanding
When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and… Read More Frassati Reflection: Masking Our Demons
The reason Jesus rebuked Martha was not because she was focused on serving the meal; rather, the problem was that she was trying to earn Jesus’s love through her actions and became caught in the trap of comparison. Her eyes were not on Jesus but on her sister. All too often, we fall into the… Read More Over at FaithND: Martha and Mary
From the time the Lord led our ancestors out of the land of Egypt until the present day, we have been disobedient to the Lord, our God, and only too ready to disregard his voice. —Baruch 1:19 In today’s Gospel, the people of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum reject Jesus even after seeing Him perform mighty… Read More Frassati Reflection: Harmony and Dissonance
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