10 Sunday C - Raising Dead Man - Homilies
We see it every day on the news—the raw grief of a parent whose child
has died, perhaps in a drive-by shooting or while serving in Afghanistan.
Sometimes the tragedy is tied to an automobile accident. We hear of these
deaths so often that we become numb to the pain. Then comes something like the
shooting in Newton, Connecticut. Parents, friends and neighbors weep.
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Today’s gospel
gives us the story of the raising of the son of the widow of Nain. A look at
the literary context of the 7th chapter of the Gospel of Luke will
help us to understand this episode. The evangelist wishes to show that Jesus
opens the way for us by showing us something of what is new about God as it
comes to us in the proclamation of the Good News. This is how
transformation and openness come about: Jesus listens to the prayer of a
foreigner, a non-Jew (Lk 7:1-10) and raises the son of a widow (Lk
7:11-17) The way in which Jesus reveals the Reign of God comes as a surprise to
the Jewish brethren who were not used to this kind of openness. It is a
surprise also to John the Baptist who sends messengers to ask, Are you the one
who is to come or are we to wait for another (Lk 7:18-30). Jesus mocks
the fickleness of his contemporaries: They are like children sitting in the
market-place and calling to one another, “We played the flute for you, and you
did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.”’(Lk 7:31-35). At the end we
see Jesus’ openness to women (Lk 7:36-50)
The 4 Smartest Things You Can Do Every Morning
These down-to-earth tips will help get you going in the morning, and keep you productive all day.
Does this sound like you? You roll out of bed exhausted every morning. Your brain was going like gangbusters all night, keeping you awake with thoughts and plans about your business. Now you’re ready to execute—if you could just find the shirt you were planning to wear to that important client meeting. Where’s the address again? Uh-oh, your phone isn’t charged, so you go on the computer to look up the location. Next thing you know, you’re sucked into emails. You look up, still in your bathrobe, and an hour has passed. Where did the morning go? Now you’re going to be late—and your phone still isn’t charged.
A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - Humor
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
This is real "Body" of Christ Example
For Kerala a Muslim man, a Catholic priest brings the gift of life
Shaju Philip : Thiruvananthapuram
Fr Sebastian (L), RASAD MUHAMMAD
Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease a year-and-a-half ago, 30-year-old
Rasad Muhammad's hope of living had sunk with each passing day as a donor
remained elusive. Until last month, when his saviour appeared suddenly — in the
form of a Christian priest he had never met before.
Father Kidangathazhe Sebastian, 41, will donate one of his kidneys to Rasad
so he can live. Preparations are under way, and the transplant surgery is likely
to be performed next month.
Does God Exist? Ask the Barber - Story
The Barber Shop
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation and talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: “I don’t believe that God exists.”
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