You cannot serve God and mammon, warns Jesus. "Mammon" is more than money; it is any possession I can "mine." Mammon can give us the illusion that we have an existence apart from God. The poor are blessed because they are less likely to fall into this deception. This homily gives the example of a girl from Peru named Marisol and a couple from St. Mary of the Valley who lost a child. After the Mass they showed Sister Barbara and me a small Seahawk jersey # 3, with a signature and a Bible verse from Russell Wilson with the Bible verse Matthew 6:33.
Francis - the first pope from the New World - has brought something radiant: a humility and joy that shine from him. On this Holy Family Sunday I would like talk about how he teaches us what St. Paul says: Avoid bitterness. Bitterness poisons the human heart. It destroys relationships - especially in the family - and it condemns a person to a self-made hell. When the devil plants the flag of bitterness in the human heart, he says, "This soul belongs to me." For that reason, St. Paul says, "Avoid bitterness." Before giving the prescription for bitterness, I would like to point out the example of Pope Francis
En toda historia buena el autor da una pista al principio - una pista sobre como la historia se resolvera. Por ejemplo, al comienzo del Hobbitt, encontramos a Bilbo Baggins. Su unico deseo es tener una vida tranquila, es decir, cuidar a su jardin y comer once o doce comidas al dia. No quiere una aventura. Vemos pistas, sin embargo, que tiene habilidades y valentia. Al final usara esos dones para hacer gran cosas. Entonces en el Hobbit tenemos pistas al comienzo de como la historia concluira.
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