Friday, September 5, 2025

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C): BEING TRUE AND FAITHFUL TO JESUS REQUIRES MUCH WORLDLY SACRIFICE by Deacon Jim Merle

 Our world is into self-preservation.  It is a mantra for almost every culture.  In and of itself, it is not wrong.  How we go about self-preservation is the crux of most people’s lives.  That is what our readings and Gospel are bringing into light if we espouse Christian discipleship as the mainstay of our lives.