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Are you Afraid?

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Lucas 12, 1-7 — First day after the "Woes." Jesus now turns from Pharisees to His disciples. Private coaching after public confrontation. Gospel: Luke 12:1-7 Meanwhile a crowd of many thousands gathered... Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after that can do no more. I will show you whom to fear: fear Him who after killing has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, you are of more value than many sparrows." HOMILY: Three Fears, One Freedom Yesterday Jesus said ...
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The Museum Faith vs. The Living Faith

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Gospel: Luke 11:47-54 Jesus said: "Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets whom your ancestors killed. You are witnesses and you approve what your ancestors did. They killed them, you build their tombs. Therefore Wisdom says: I will send prophets and apostles, some you will kill and persecute, so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all prophets from Abel to Zechariah. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged to this generation. Woe to you, lawyers! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter." When He left, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to provoke Him to speak about many things, lying in wait to catch something from His mouth. HOMILY: The Museum Faith vs. The Living Faith 1. "You build tombs for the prophets" — The Hypocrisy of Honoring Dead Prophets You Would Kill If They Were Alive Jesus is brilliant. Your ancestors killed the prophets. You build beaut...
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Cats were loved by quite a few saints

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Cats were loved by quite a few saints: 1. St. Gertrude of Nivelles (626-659) - The patron saint of cats. She is the official patroness of cats and cat lovers. People prayed to her to keep mice away, and her image is always with cats. 2. St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) - Patron of all animals. He called all animals his brothers and sisters and is often pictured with birds, dogs, and cats around him. 3. St. Julian of Norwich (1343-1416) - English mystic and anchoress. Records say she lived in a small cell with a cat as her only companion to keep her company and keep mice away. 4. St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639) - Loved all animals, especially cats and dogs. Famous story where he made a cat, a dog, and a mouse eat from the same plate peacefully. 5. St. Jerome (347-420) - Famous for his lion, but in his monastery he was known to keep cats to protect his manuscripts from mice. 6. St. Philip Neri (1515-1595) - Known for his humor and kindness to animals. He would rescue stray cat...
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