Comments on: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C, August 25, 2019 – “The Gate to salvation is narrow” https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:07:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sandi https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16248 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:07:42 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16248 Thank you, Father. I look forward to your reflections each week. They are filled with so much background and wisdom. It helps me to better understand Gods message.

]]> By: A https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16246 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:40:26 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16246 The fact that Jesus went through towns and villages doesn’t really indicate that He was opening up the faith to people outside Judaism. He wasn’t going outside of Jewish territory, moreover, He specifically told His disciples not to do so when He sent them out. He refused to heal the Canaanite woman’s daughter at first, referring to the Canaanites as “dogs.”

I fully believe that Jesus came to save everybody (myself being a Gentile), but taking the reference that Jesus taught in the villages and towns is not the evidence to back that belief.

Otherwise, a good reflection.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16245 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:36:48 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16245 Hey Father,

If I may add to your reflection on Hebrew’s, this is taken from an article from a Jewish publication on discipline and suffering:

The words of Victor Frankl, the psychologist and Auschwitz survivor, who certainly knew a thing or two about suffering, are very instructive here:

“…On the biological plane, as we know, pain is a meaningful watcher and warder. In the psycho-spiritual realm it has a similar function. Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. As long as we suffer we remain psychically alive. In fact, we mature in suffering, grow because of it…it makes us richer and stronger.”

I may question the motives of God, the God of love, when suffering is involved, but if it ultimately causes me to seek God, then it must be looked at as a way to bring “…the peaceful fruit of righteousness
to those who are trained by it.“

Mark

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16244 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:29:12 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16244 Fr. Obilor – Please disregard my question above. I just realized that you are indeed referring to Fr. Anthony Kadavil — I came across the anecdote online. Thank you.

Blessings.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16243 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:26:18 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16243 Fr. Obilor – I have noted your reference to “P. Tony Kadavil” in a number of your reflections. Would that happen to be Fr. Anthony Kadavil? Could you please clarify?

Thank you again for your reflection.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16242 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:24:09 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16242 Fr. Obilor. Thank you for your reflection.

God bless.

]]> By: Wilson Kimutai https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16241 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:00:53 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16241 Great sermon .It has illuminated To me the mystery of the Salvation of men

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-august-25-2019-the-gate-to-salvation-is-narrow/#comment-16240 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 12:02:41 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=68266#comment-16240 Thank you father for your thoughtful reflection.

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