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“We don’t have to worry about being the best warrior, only a faithful one. For victory is promised and eternal redemption assured to anyone who would fight sin, carry their cross, and follow Jesus.” Fr Samuel Burke
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
“We don’t have to worry about being the best warrior, only a faithful one. For victory is promised and eternal redemption assured to anyone who would fight sin, carry their cross, and follow Jesus.” Fr Samuel Burke
“our biggest temptation, the one we must never give in to, is the temptation to stay down and give up. The temptation to stop fighting.” Joseph LaCombe
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 AM
“our biggest temptation, the one we must never give in to, is the temptation to stay down and give up. The temptation to stop fighting.” Joseph LaCombe
“But although in sinning, we reject God’s love and friendship, God never rejects us...The Incarnation shows once and for all that mankind is capable of being friends with God, and Jesus Christ...makes this divine friendship possible for the whole of humanity.” Fr Robert Verrill
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
“But although in sinning, we reject God’s love and friendship, God never rejects us...The Incarnation shows once and for all that mankind is capable of being friends with God, and Jesus Christ...makes this divine friendship possible for the whole of humanity.” Fr Robert Verrill
“we can understand Christ as offering us an example of how to deal with the Devil and all his snares: act under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and then you’ll avoid the Devil and all his snares” Fr Dominic Ryan on Matthew 4:1-11
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 AM
“we can understand Christ as offering us an example of how to deal with the Devil and all his snares: act under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and then you’ll avoid the Devil and all his snares” Fr Dominic Ryan on Matthew 4:1-11
“One of the greatest temptations for those of us who live in comfort...is to do things our way. We often attribute success to our individual way of doing things. Depending on God can be something we say in prayer, but find hard to practice.” Tom McGuire
February 17, 2026 at 5:33 AM
“One of the greatest temptations for those of us who live in comfort...is to do things our way. We often attribute success to our individual way of doing things. Depending on God can be something we say in prayer, but find hard to practice.” Tom McGuire
“do I grasp hold of the world beneath me, asserting my power and control over it, or do I return it in love to the one who has given it in love?” Fr David Goodill on Matthew 4:1-11
February 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
“do I grasp hold of the world beneath me, asserting my power and control over it, or do I return it in love to the one who has given it in love?” Fr David Goodill on Matthew 4:1-11
"At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus made the journey that no-one had made before, through the wilderness and into the Promised Land. And then, having forged a path through the desert of sin, he turned around, and came back to fetch the rest of us." Fr Richard Ounsworth
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus made the journey that no-one had made before, through the wilderness and into the Promised Land. And then, having forged a path through the desert of sin, he turned around, and came back to fetch the rest of us." Fr Richard Ounsworth
“His time in the wilderness was not an exploration, but a triumphant march through the territory of the enemy, sweeping away the bonds of our slavery to sin” Fr Richard Ounsworth on Matthew 4:1-11
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
“His time in the wilderness was not an exploration, but a triumphant march through the territory of the enemy, sweeping away the bonds of our slavery to sin” Fr Richard Ounsworth on Matthew 4:1-11
“Christ’s obedience in love to the Father cancelled out the disobedience of sin” Fr Martin Ganeri
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“Christ’s obedience in love to the Father cancelled out the disobedience of sin” Fr Martin Ganeri
“Do not make yourself the criterion of good and evil. And then watch perhaps all during these 40 days of Lent: What's my relationship to pleasure, to honor, to power? Always submit yourself to God and then put the rest in relation to God.” Bishop Robert Barron
February 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
“Do not make yourself the criterion of good and evil. And then watch perhaps all during these 40 days of Lent: What's my relationship to pleasure, to honor, to power? Always submit yourself to God and then put the rest in relation to God.” Bishop Robert Barron
“God places his human creatures in a garden. Not a desert, not a lifeless ground, not a prison, not a place of isolation and exile. But precisely in a verdant and lively place...the original blessing comes before the original sin.” Bishop Robert Barron on Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
“God places his human creatures in a garden. Not a desert, not a lifeless ground, not a prison, not a place of isolation and exile. But precisely in a verdant and lively place...the original blessing comes before the original sin.” Bishop Robert Barron on Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
“If God and his criterion, grounded in his own mind, remain at the center of your life then it becomes a garden, a place of delight” Bishop Robert Barron on Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
“If God and his criterion, grounded in his own mind, remain at the center of your life then it becomes a garden, a place of delight” Bishop Robert Barron on Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
“God breathes into us his life. We have a living God who wants us to be alive with his life. The trouble is when we start resisting it...That's when sadness sets in. The living God who wants us fully alive, that's the message here.” Bishop Robert Barron
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“God breathes into us his life. We have a living God who wants us to be alive with his life. The trouble is when we start resisting it...That's when sadness sets in. The living God who wants us fully alive, that's the message here.” Bishop Robert Barron
“To what degree is my life under the control of my sensual desires?...If I am dominated by these desires I can't fulfill my mission because my mission from God might entail anything but physical pleasure.” Bishop Robert Barron
February 17, 2026 at 3:45 AM
“To what degree is my life under the control of my sensual desires?...If I am dominated by these desires I can't fulfill my mission because my mission from God might entail anything but physical pleasure.” Bishop Robert Barron
Who has time to review the Mass readings and try to understand them all? We should. And to help us, here are 30+ reflections from various Christian voices giving many explanations for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Take a look 👇🏽
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THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
We are called to follow God's commandments. Beginning with what is outlined in the Old Testament, we are not to dimiss the core message of these
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February 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Who has time to review the Mass readings and try to understand them all? We should. And to help us, here are 30+ reflections from various Christian voices giving many explanations for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Take a look 👇🏽
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"Because in the end, God will not ask how carefully you kept the religious rules. He will ask who you became because you followed him." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM
"Because in the end, God will not ask how carefully you kept the religious rules. He will ask who you became because you followed him." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo
"The problem is not the law. The problem is when the law becomes a substitute for love. Jesus is not making faith more complicated. He's making it more honest." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo on Matthew 5:17-37
February 16, 2026 at 5:38 AM
"The problem is not the law. The problem is when the law becomes a substitute for love. Jesus is not making faith more complicated. He's making it more honest." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo on Matthew 5:17-37
"Jesus is not against the law. He's against what happens when the law replaces the heart it was meant to shape." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo on Matthew 5:17-37
February 16, 2026 at 5:35 AM
"Jesus is not against the law. He's against what happens when the law replaces the heart it was meant to shape." Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo on Matthew 5:17-37
"Jesus comes as the union of the divine and the human to show us how faith is not just something that we know intellectually but something that you and I are called out to live out with our whole being" Fr. John Paul Forté, OP
February 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Jesus comes as the union of the divine and the human to show us how faith is not just something that we know intellectually but something that you and I are called out to live out with our whole being" Fr. John Paul Forté, OP
You won't find such a captivating and thought-provoking women preaching on Sunday's Mass readings on Matthew 5:17-37 like these ten voices. See how expansive our spiritual hearts can grow from these enlightening perspectives:
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 AM
You won't find such a captivating and thought-provoking women preaching on Sunday's Mass readings on Matthew 5:17-37 like these ten voices. See how expansive our spiritual hearts can grow from these enlightening perspectives:
Very few people can explain scripture like Brant Pitre, and thankfully he breaks down the Mass readings for this Sunday on 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 and Matthew 5:17-37. Take a few minutes to check it out 👇🏽
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February 15, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Very few people can explain scripture like Brant Pitre, and thankfully he breaks down the Mass readings for this Sunday on 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 and Matthew 5:17-37. Take a few minutes to check it out 👇🏽
youtu.be/n-EbI5pvuZE
youtu.be/vaoRCryQYGc
youtu.be/GV51ARJ7S5s
youtu.be/kaJPO4zrFQw
youtu.be/n-EbI5pvuZE
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“Laws in themselves can't transform people and that's what I think was part of Jesus' whole life...he wanted people transformed” Sr. Joanne on Matthew 5:17-37
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
“Laws in themselves can't transform people and that's what I think was part of Jesus' whole life...he wanted people transformed” Sr. Joanne on Matthew 5:17-37
We are called to follow God's commandments. Beginning with what is outlined in the Old Testament, we are not to dimiss the core message of these "laws." They all point to loving God and loving neighbor. They all point to Jesus, whom we are to follow.
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
We are called to follow God's commandments. Beginning with what is outlined in the Old Testament, we are not to dimiss the core message of these "laws." They all point to loving God and loving neighbor. They all point to Jesus, whom we are to follow.
In the gospel reading for this 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 5:17-37), Fr. John McAuley, MM comments on the difference between Jesus and the Pharisees following the commandments.
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In the gospel reading for this 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 5:17-37), Fr. John McAuley, MM comments on the difference between Jesus and the Pharisees following the commandments.