Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear brothers and sisters,
The ten commandments in our First Reading (Ex 20:1-17), are not an abstract moral code imposed from on high by a judgemental God. Read more…
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The full text of God’s testing of Abraham is a masterpiece of narrative art. Today’s First Reading (Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18) is an abbreviated version. Read more…
Continue Reading →Dear brothers and sisters, The First Reading (Gen 9:8-15) follows the story of Noah and the great flood. The flood is as if creation went into reverse. Read more...Continue Reading →
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our First Reading this week from Leviticus 13 tells us of the horror in which the ancient world held leprosy. Read more…
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