Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye. (Lk 6:39-45)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022722.cfm
This last Sunday before Lent reminds us about our own hypocrisy. As we pray for Ukraine, may God’s compassion help us to see ourselves and others as God sees us—as God’s beloved children. Today's picture is of Ukrainian children taking refuge in a bomb shelter, while we hear the Jesus Prayer sung in Ukrainian: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us.
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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.
Sunday, 27 February 2022 00:00
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