Guidelines for Hypocrisy

August 24, 2022 By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 23, 2033 Tuesday of the 21st Week of Ordinary Time (426) The Gospel Jesus speaks “It’s a judgment on you, educated people and religious leaders—Scribes and Pharisees—you phony pretenders! You Miss Important Things You pay so much attention to little things— little details of food and the like—but you have neglected what is more important from tradition: common sense judgments, compassion, and a trusting faith. These things you should have worked at, without... Read more

The Achievement of Integrity

August 23, 2022 By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 24, 2022 Wednesday of the 21st Week of Ordinary Time (427) The Gospel Jesus says, “It’s a judgment on you, educated people and religious leaders— Scribes and Pharisees—you phonies! Whited sepulchers You are like shiny white mausoleums, which appear so beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of corpses and every kind of rot. That is the way it is—on the outside you appear so righteous, inside, though, you... Read more

Avoiding hypocrisy

August 21, 2022 By Joris

Image from Pixabay The Gospel “It’s a judgment on you, educated people, religious leaders—Pharisees—hypocrites! You lock people away from the Realm of what is Right (the Kingdom of Heaven). You yourselves haven’t gotten in—and you don’t let people in who are trying to get in. It’s a judgment on you, educated people, religious leaders—Pharisees— hypocrites. You might travel all over sea and land to make a single convert. Then when that happens, you make that person a Child of junk... Read more

Followers of Jesus Love Rather than Impress

August 20, 2022 By Joris

The Gospel Jesus was passing through towns and villages, teaching as he went, heading for Jerusalem. Someone had a question, “Sir will only a few be saved?” He answered, “Work to get in through the less comfortable gate, the one that blocks so many people. I’m telling you, many will try to get in but will not manage to. Once the head of a household has gotten up from his bed and locked his front door, then you folks will... Read more