Otherwise, on 6 December we would remember Saint Nicholas, Bishop (270-343): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nine (verses one thru thirty-eight).
Mass Readings
The Book of Baruch, chapter five, verses one thru nine;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-six, verses one thru six;
The Letter to the Philippians, chapter one, verses four thru six & eight thru eleven;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter three, verses one thru six.
Mass Journal: Week Fifty
Reflection by Matthew Kelly, founder of the Dynamic Catholic Institute
If the Catholic Church is to change, grow, thrive, & fulfill its mission in this modern climate, it will be for one reason: because we become a more spiritual people. Only then will this renewed spiritual health burst forth into authentic action. It would seem to me that education & evangelization are the keys to helping the whole Church to blossom. They are the pillars of renewal. It is impossible to know God & not love Him. It is equally impossible to experience God & not want others to experience Him as a result. Those who do not evangelize simply have not had an intimate experience of God. If you went into an ice cream parlor & there was no ice cream, you'd say, "There's a problem!" If you went into a chocolate shop & there was no chocolate, you'd say, "There's a problem!" The mission o the Church is to share the Gospel, & to teach, encourage, & challenge people to become more like Jesus Christ. So how it is that we can belong to a local church community that goes on year after year with almost no outreach to the unchurched & underchurched in the area, with very few people becoming markedly more Christ-like, & not think there is a problem? Let me tell you, if this describes your church community, there's a problem!
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