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== Friday, Aug 30: Staying faithful in a sinful world == | == Friday, Aug 30: Staying faithful in a sinful world == | ||
While struggling to avoid sin in ourselves, here we are living in a world that not only denies God but forces its godless ways upon us. How do we navigate our faith when sin is at every corner? | While struggling to avoid sin in ourselves, here we are living in a world that not only denies God but forces its godless ways upon us. How do we navigate our faith when sin is at every corner? | ||
See [https://www.facebook.com/stmaryfred/videos/1140152623748540 this homily] on the [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082924.cfm Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist] ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6?17 Mk 6:17-29], reading starts min. 16:00) by Fr. Kevin Dansereau from Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Fredericksburg, VA. Some notes: | |||
* Herod cared more about saving face in front of the court than doing the right thing | |||
* Herodius leads others to temptation and sin, the reverse of John the Baptist, who led others to Christ | |||
* John was martyred for defending marriage | |||
** like the Diocese patron Saint Thomas More, he stood up for the truth | |||
* sin wants us to compromise our faith | |||
** asked Thomas More just to sign a piece of paper, not a big deal | |||
* people love the Church as long as we stay quiet | |||
* it is our time now to stand up for the truth, marriage, life | |||
** to have courage | |||
** to care more about truth than the crowds | |||
** Herod got acclaim and applause, but handed over his soul | |||
* we need to be strong witnesses and not just buddies | |||
** try to get them to heaven | |||
** they will get mad | |||
** but they will be grateful from heaven | |||
** true freedom as children of God, free from sin. | |||
== Friday, Aug 23: Avoiding Sin == | == Friday, Aug 23: Avoiding Sin == | ||