West Texas Catholic Men’s Conferences Podcast

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In the Holy Scripture, we heard about our Lord doing something unforgettable:
"They came to Jerusalem, and on entering the temple area he began to drive out those selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. He did not permit anyone to carry anything through the temple area. Then he taught them saying, “Is it not written:
My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples?
But you have made it a den of thieves.”
 
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From Sirach: "All of them differ, one from another, yet none of them has he made in vain, For each in turn, as it comes, is good; can one ever see enough of their splendor?" I often wonder as I look to people, how God thinks of them, how much love He has for them, and how come I cannot seem to love like Him? Perhaps, if they were my own children too, I would love like that...can you Love God's children? I bet you can, especially if we ask for God's grace. And that is my aim, daily, to try to get you to open your eyes, your mind, and especially your heart....to the children of God. "See how He loved them".
 
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Reward those who have hoped in you, and let your prophets be proved true. Hear the prayer of your servants, for you are ever gracious to your people; and lead us in the way of justice. Thus it will be known to the very ends of the earth that you are the eternal God." We will soon learn what servants are, and if you dare to undertake the task, it becomes faith in action, and faith alive!
 
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 We hear the Holy Word of God on how to praise and worship and sacrifice: "To keep the law is a great oblation, and he who observes the commandments sacrifices a peace offering. In works of charity one offers fine flour, and when he gives alms he presents his sacrifice of praise. To refrain from evil pleases the LORD, and to avoid injustice is an atonement. Appear not before the LORD empty-handed...". How to offer to God? Keep the law of God. How to sacrifice to God? Be charitable, especially to God. How to please God? Refrain from evil. How to atone to God? What's atonement? It is an attempt to correct a wrong we've done. How can we atone? Jews had special feasts and prayers and acts for atonements, and what does the Holy Word say? Avoid an injustice! It is an immediate atonement for the past and the present. Stop being unjust, especially to our Lord in heaven! Let us be just as He is just, therefore, perfect, as He is perfect, is it too much to ask in the name of our Lord? Lord help us!

"All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers." They were devoted, and devoted to what? In accord, to prayer. And they prayed with Mary, mother of Jesus, and until this day, we do too, we pray with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and His brothers, and sisters, together, we pray together in one accord. The Scriptures continue to unfold, and live truly alive, and active. We should take every opportunity to pray, together, in one accord, and with the Mother of our Lord.
 
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my2cents:"And when Paul appealed that he be held in custody for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”Paul was in in prison, and being held for a case that regular authorities could not understand. It was a case...for Christ. Who will have the greater blood on their hand? It is the accuser...the proud, the ones without mercy. There was no reason for Paul to be slaughtered like another lamb, but in the eyes of the proud...there is all the reason to crucify an innocent man. And so they crucify, that is to order the death of an innocent...in the name of...their so called God! Why do I say this? Some still are killing, like the other day a priest was shot in the head by Muslims, and they supposedly do it in the name of Allah, but I want to take steps further...I mean...really? As if taking one life has ever solved anything...think abortion, think of the millions dead because of it, and think of the millions of lives the Nazis took, did it solve or change anything? No. But in the case of Christ, taking his life didn't matter either...except one major difference...nobody took His life...He gave us His life...completely, heart, pierced, mind-crowned with thorns, body, mutiliated, and soul, given to God and to the world in the Holy Spirit. The thought my dear child, is quite simply...amazing.
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my2cents: St. Paul was on trial, and we heard: "The dispute was so serious that the commander, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, ordered his troops to go down and rescue Paul from their midst and take him into the compound. The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage. For just as you have borne witness to my cause in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome.” And so Paul would head to Rome, and lay His head for the Church. And his head, literally, is still in Rome, in a church. An offering for the Church. And the Roman government ended eventually, the persecutors, and the Church, the Holy Catholic Church still stands today, as it will be forever, as promised by our Lord and Savior who is with us always.
 
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"When he had finished speaking he knelt down and prayed with them all. They were all weeping loudly as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him, for they were deeply distressed that he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship." St. Paul was saying farewell...for where he was going, there would be no return. This is the same stance that our Lord took when headed to Jerusalem for the last time. This Paul is a person who has allowed Jesus to take over His life, for the life of the world. And this is the same stance I ask that we all take for our Lord. One of no return to sin, that is to the world, to look to God's Kingdom...that is His will.
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