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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.

Saturday, 07 August 2021 00:00

Saturday, Week XVIII, Ordinary Time

Saturday, Week XVIII, Ordinary Time

“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength.” (Dt 6:4-13)

The Shema is extremely important in Jewish devotional life. It is also eseential to the teaching ministry of Jesus. As Jesus says, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mk 12:30-31). Today's picture is of the painting, The Praying Jew by Marc Chagall (Art Institute of Chicago, 1923).

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