The economic value of the message of Christ cannot be valued in terms of money but we offer the following: as Tolkien says, rejection of the message of Christ leads to sadness or wrath which we would call depression or rage.
We know how much this costs our society in terms of mental health, gun control, domestic violence etc. The teaching of Jesus amazingly was free...all it cost was the amount of money necessary to maintain his ministry.
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- Today May 24 the day after the feast of Pentecost, the Gospel are as follows:we find Jesus walking alone in the A. olive grove of Gethsemane. B. fishing district of the sea of Galilee. C. site of the battle where King Saul died. D. Temple in Jerusalem
- The religious authorities found him at the portico of A. the sacrifice. B. Solomon. C. David. D. the River Pishon which flowed fromm Eden before the fall.
- It was the feast of A. Pentecost. B. Purim. C. Passover. D. The Dedication.
And they said, are you going to tell us A.which of us is the most holy. B. How you raise people from the dead. C. how to defeat the roman Empire. D. Who you are?
And Jesus said, I have told you but A you are scandalized. B. you are baffled. C. You aren't listening. D. You don't believe me.
AUthor's note: this is somewhat similar to when Boromir was in the hallows in Rivendell and found Strider "walking alone", before Strider set out on the Fellowship: he did not wish to believe Strider was the King. Of course Strider was not Jesus but the story of Christ permeates Tolkiens' world view
25 maggio Peter as per usual was first to voice his opinion. Look here he started in, what's the bennies package for this job? I mean! look at what we gave up to follow you!
Jesus might have said something like, I gave up Paradise and the entire universe to get crucified, which as the Son of God was mine by right--- you gave up a few boats, some ratty nets and a house in a middle class neighborhood. And you're beefing with me? Hmm. but he didn't. In classic Savior mode he said, listen Peter anyone who gave up anything to follow me will get: ten times as much. B. nothing. C. A hundred times as much but also quite possibly a death sentence handed down by Agrippa. D. a new fishing trawler, but only if you had insurance.
Today is the birthday of Padre Pio who got a lot of money back from God, more than he had by far, but also the stigmata which makes him a tangible proof of today's gospel.
And now, let's just listen for a minute to the voice of God in our hearts.
May 26 feast of filipo neri who was so into the spirit tat it enlarged his heart.
It may have been the reaction of hte Rich young man that made James and John nervous but more than likely it was Jesus warning them about upcoming events.
Hey Hey HEY they said, like Peter, Just wait one Nazaret minute over here.
We want job security.
Oh really? said the Master, you think you can follow me into the harrowing of Hell?
Just like Peter, they were all too quick to say "OF COURSE WE CAN WE ARE NOT FRAIDY CATS WHY JUST YESTERDAY I PICKED UP A TIMBER RATTLER BY THE TAIL AND WHIPPED HIM AROUND MY HEAD I DID"
Even so, said Jesus, I can't give out promos you have to go see HR thats HA RUAH HAHAHAHHAHHA I cant stand it.
Anyway did you know the H sound of your breath is very similar to HORATIO HOLLIS HUNNEWELL the rich guy who had a farm out in Welleslye? Much like Thoreau and Emerson were fleeing the frenzy of Boston, So were Durant and Hunnewell.
Except they kind of had a SLIGHTLY different way of expresisng their transcendentalism.
At any rate, The motto of wellelsey comes from todays gospel, which is NON MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE.
We need to remember this because Jesus said to do this IN MEMORY OF ME, and it took 7 million bricks to build College Hall but the government didn't even want to hear about the two dozen bricks or so ouf MATILDAS MENTAL ILLNESS MEMORIAL.
breath, because we need to listen to the best way to present this vangelo del volcano.
Ok os the quiz: James and John said, we want you to A get us an ice cream B do us a favor C pay the tab D put a G note on Pharaoh's horse in the derby.
Jesus said, A Im busy. B. What favor do you wish? C. Ask my mom. D. come back tomorrow.
They then said "we want to be batman and spiderman and he said Im not Superman" "we want to be Gattuso and Maradona and he said Im not Pele. They said we want to be beyonce and Jay Zee and he said Im not Prince. They said we want to be Walmart and ebay and he said Im not amazon.
TAIS TOI:SOMETIMES MAYBE GOOD, SOMETIMES MAYBE....
1. As Jesus was proceeding to A. Jezreel. B. Judah. C. Jericho. D. Jerusalem.
2. A man began to shout Jesus Son of A. The Covenant. B. Joseph. C. Mary. D. David.
3, Why was the man shouting? A. He was blind. B. He was deaf. C. He wanted to make sure Jesus did not overlook him. D. He had just come out of an active volcano and thought that it was a normal volume.
4. Unlike the incident with Jesus and the loud demons, this time it was the disciples who said TAIS TOIS but the man only A. belted them. B. Shouted louder. C. said, typical of a fake prophet. D. Threw teh disciples into the nearby pool of jericho.
5. Did Jesus reward the blind man's loud insistence which the disciples thought was a pain in the buzzo, and heal the blind man? A. No, he told him TAIS TOIS. b. No, he could not hear him shouting. C. No, the man's faith was too weak. D. YEs, he did.
Yeserday was some kind of cathedral celebratoin at SGR which is fitting since Today Jesus enters the temple "in a mood" as they say. This is probably because he knew A. His number was up. B. He was in negociations to buy the farm. C. He was about to get the death penalty. Chose all that apply.
The unfortunate fig tree that he couldnt find fruit on, what did he do to that tree?
He cursed it and it died. HE blessed it and it lived. He uprooted it and threw it into the sea. D. He sprayed it with DDT and the sanhedrin added a Hazmat charge to the indictment.
It's easy to sympathize with Jesus as he later marches into his fathers house and vents his frustration but A nobody gets it. B. Nobody has a G card. C. they have G cards but they prefer ill gotten shekels. D. Choose none that apply.
What exactly does he say? A. this is my fathers house, a house of A. cards. B. Prayer. C. fun. D. many mansions.
But you have turned it into a den of A. Thieves B. vipers C. iniquity. D. wide screen theatrics.
The whole point of this gospel is as he told the amazed Peter, figs, faith and forgiveness, not greed and selfishness.
MAY 29, MEMORIAL OF POPE A PIUS B PAGANINI C PROCOPIO D PAOLO SESTO
Pope paul Sixth died shorty after the kidnapping of Aldo Moro so he's a bit like Romero and Rutilio.
Never underestimate the power of friendship--"no longer servants, I have called you friends" says Jesus.
As we conclude week four, we have to realize the readings from the OT have come from Sirach. Who is sirach? DISCUSS.
It is quite wise to study the bible if it might prevent wars, satan and/or mental illness, since it saves time and money if these things arent' in the mix wrecking the fruit of your labor.
In Mark ch. 11, where is Jesus? A. in the temple. B. in the house. C. ON the roof. D. in the field
The temple authorities say "who gave you the authority to" A. do miracles on the sabbath? B. abolish the law. C. insult the money changers. D. teach?
Jesus said "first answer me this": How many commandments are there? B. how many plagues did God send Pharaoh? C.how many years did the Israelites wander the desert D. Is the baptism of John from God or from some other place.