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By asking for what we need and receiving His gifts with thanksgiving, we feed, strengthen, and grow our obedience to His will and thrive by participating more intensely in His divine nature.

Yes, Jesus tells us what to do, but more importantly how to act. We are to treat everyone we meet the same way we would treat Jesus.

God is ready to pursue us, even to the point of sacrifice. Are we willing to do the same for him, and so to gain our freedom?

In the slow work of Our Holy Lord, he sent us the gracious gift of his Son, Jesus Christ. This grace overflows and transforms - if we allow it to. But we must remember, God works in His time, not ours.

Br. Juan Gabriel identifies how the devil distorts the promise of life and love that God gives us. When the devil convinces us to hide our weakness and shame from God, we remain far from our loving Father.

Jesus, knowing their thoughts makes the clearest statement of his mission we will hear this Lent: "Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners."

Isaiah’s prophecy encourages us in our penance and fasting to better love our neighbors – to have greater concern for the poor and greater care for the suffering.

Our Lenten penances are meant to strike at our self-absorption, sacrificing creature comforts to open our hearts to God and our neighbor. They are not meant to be a source of spiritual pride.

Sometimes we experience that our hearts are so broken that they have turned into pieces, into ashes. These are situations when we do not only ask ourselves why that happened but what for.

What can God's wisdom show us about His love for us through our mundane, day-to-day experiences? Br. Carlos reflects on the second reading for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time. click to view.

With a sad, yet hopeful heart, we announce that Fr. Restituo (Tuto) Perez, OP, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023.