Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 68 (USCCB)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time—January 22, 2012 (Scripture Speaks)
The Big Fish, the Great Catch, the Ultimate Commission (Salt + Light)
January 20 – St. Sebastian
January 22 – St. Vincent
January 24 – St. Francis de Sales (American Catholic Saint of the Day)
Benedict XVI to Youth: Be Generous in Your Witness to Christ (Zenit)
“witness generously to your faith in Christ, who illumines the journey of life.”
That they may all be one (Salt + Light)
The Three Deadliest Words: “It’s a Girl”
Obama Admin Decides to Require Religious Institutions to Cover Free Contraception (Catholic Vote)
Why I Hate People Hating on Religion (Jimmy Akin) Jimmy closes with:
May I suggest an apology?
Fr. Barron on “Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus”
The Jesus and Religion Video Fr. Dwight Longnecker on (First Things)
A video of a young man reciting a poem has ‘gone viral’ on the Internet. In the video, he explains why he “hates religion” but “loves Jesus”. His rant against institutional religion is understandable. He’s against hypocrisy, formalism, legalism, complacency, and phony suburban American Christianity. He wants to love Jesus instead. He’s a zealot, and would have lent a hand when our Lord went into the temple to turn over the moneychangers’ tables. That’s all well and good, and I’m on his side. The gospel should be subversive.
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To say that you are going to follow Jesus but reject religion is like saying you love baseball, but don’t need a team to play on, a league, or a team to root for.
Fr. Claude (Dusty) Burns:
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