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Daily Scripture

+ 16th Week in Ordinary Time

The obvious is not always so obvious.

Readings: Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Psalm 36:6-11 Matt 13:10-17

To those who have, more will be given and they will have abundance. As for those who do not have, even what little they have will be taken away. [Matt 13:12]

I have never been comfortable with this text. I simply cannot imagine God deliberately disabling people, especially the poor and disenfranchised. Toward the conclusion of this passage, Matthew references Isaiah 6:9-10 in which the prophet expresses God’s frustration with those who had hardened their hearts.

Ultimately it was Isaiah’s task to ‘soften’ the hearts of the people, to dispose them to hear God’s word.

There is an additional problem with Matthew’s text. It appears that Jesus cultivated ‘insider trading’ by showing favoritism toward his disciples. This is an oversimplification, to be sure. Matthew was holding the outsiders – those who missed the connection between Jesus and the prophets and thus failed to appreciate the day of visitation.

But we ‘insiders’ are not always so open to God’s word and Jesus presence in our midst. Our biases and prejudices often blind us to the reality of God’s presence and the connection of the Gospel to our daily agenda. In fact, we are more prone to pursue our own agenda rather than God’s.

The ‘bottom line’ refers not to money or financial security assets but rather to faith and our commitment to ‘invest’ in our faith through good works. These good works in turn reap the reward of additional graces that sustain our faith.

Bulletin Board, Announcements, Calendar

Friday July 18, 2008

Announcement/s/:
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The article posted earlier this week relating to information on cancer prevention published by Johns Hopkins University Hospital is NOT AUTHENTIC. Once again, we need to be very cautious about information traveling the internet. This is the downside of the ‘blogisphere.’ Information published in newspapers is more easily and readily authenticated.

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CALENDAR

Fri 7/18 – Conference, 10:00 AM, Morristown

Sat 7/19 – Marriage Prep, 9:00 AM, Morristown
Communion Visits, 2:30 PM
Liturgy, 5:00 PM, St Luke

Sun 7/20 – Liturgy, 8:30 AM, Assumption
Family Birthdays (July) 2:00 PM, Doylestown PA

Mon 7/21 – _Conference/consultation, 11:45 AM, Basking Ridge
Retreat Liturgy, 4:15 PM, Quellen Center

Tues 7/22 – Conference, 11:00 AM, Morristown
Retreat Liturgy, 4:15 PM, Quellen Center

Wed 7/23 – Liturgy, 8:30 AM, Assumption
Retreat Liturgy, 4:15 PM, Quellen Center

Thurs 7/24 – Liturgy & Visitation, 11:00 AM, Care One
Retreat Liturgy, 4:15 PM, Quellen Center

Fri 7/25 – Retreat Liturgy, 4:15 PM, Quellen Center

Sat 7/26 – Retreat Liturgy, 11:15 AM, Quellen Center
Communion Visits, 2:30 PM
Liturgy, 6:00 PM, St Luke, Long Valley

Sun 7/27 Liturgy, 8:30 AM, Assumption
Liturgy, 11:15 AM, St Luke, Long Valley

Mon 7/28 – Conference, 1:00 PM, Madison

Tues 7/29 – TBD

Wed 7/30 – Liturgy, 7:00 AM, Assumption

Thurs 7/31 – Liturgy & Visitation, 11:00 AM, Care One

Fri 8/1 – TBD

Sat 8/2 – Liturgy, 5:00 PM, St Luke

Sun 8/3 – Liturgy, 8:30 AM, Assumption
VOTF Liturgy, 5:00 PM, Loyola, Morristown

Mon 8/4, Marriage Prep, 4:30 PM, Morristown

Tues 8/5 TBD

Wed 8/6 Liturgy, 7:00 AM, Assumption
Conference, 1:00 PM, Morristown

Thurs 8/7 Liturgy & Visitation, 11:00 AM, Care One

Fri 8/9 – Liturgy, Ridge Oak, 8:30 AM, Basking Ridge

Sat – Liturgy, 5:00 PM, St Luke

Sun – Liturgy, 8:30 AM, Assumption