Written by Deepu on September 24, 2017
Too Late to Apologize
I’ve struggled with today’s Gospel (Mt 20:1-16). I will admit that I can be pretty selfish, and when I see someone getting the same payment or reward for doing less than I did, I complain. But as it shows in the Gospel, God is above that. He promised the Israelites way way back in the
Written by Deepu on September 17, 2017
Have Mercy
I was in a liturgy class a few years ago, and something that stood out to me from one of the first nights was a line from a book we were reading. I can’t remember the book or the exact quote, but it basically said that if we celebrated Mass as fully as we are
Written by Deepu on September 10, 2017
Is That Velvet? No, Dissuade
In the Book of Ezekiel, which is where today’s 1st reading is from, we hear that we are called to “dissuade the wicked from his way.” It goes on to say that we are responsible for the wicked if we don’t speak out against their evil ways. That sounds like some serious responsibility on our
Written by Deepu on September 3, 2017
Super Duped
I’ve heard many people say that the translation of the Bible that you use is irrelevant, as long as you actually use it. To that I say: I agree. Mostly. Words are powerful. And replacing one word with another can be completely change the feel of what was said. For example: If someone was to