These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Sunday, Week XXII, Ordinary Time

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world. (Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090124.cfm
The Letter of James is full of very practical wisdom for the life of faith. Be doers of the word and not hearers only . . . pure religion is to care for orphans and widows. In following Christ, “Keep it simple” is probably the best advice ever. As Jesus says, “Love God, love neighbor.”