Comments on: Friday, August 19th, (20th Week in Ordinary Time)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:03:24 +0000

Thank you Bob. Yes we do yearn for those times past that seemed so simple and satisfying…reviving those dry bones and giving us new hope. We are in a different Era now however the foundations of faith, hope and love remain…and the greatest of these is love. Peace my brother and thank you for your wonderful reflections.

By: JME

JME — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:36:11 +0000

Thank you Bob. Good reflection

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:55:35 +0000

Great reflection Bob. Love the line — it was a fuel stop for growth, affirmation and inspiration…reading ACM each day and daily mass are other fuel stops that get my day off to a good start.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:30:43 +0000

Thank you Bob for your lovely reflection!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:50:43 +0000

This part of Matthew’s Gospel has always been a difficult one for all sermon-speakers to interpret eloquently. How does one love God when He is so invisible, so physically uncommunicable, so difficult to comprehend with the mere human senses? The second commandment is not easy either: what is the proper way to love oneself? If one were unable to love oneself, how could one start to love the neighbor? Fortunately, St. Augustine provided some answers more than 1,700 years ago…