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* '''The Return of the Unclean Spirit''' ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12?43 Mt 12:43] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/11:24 Lk 11:24]) | * '''The Return of the Unclean Spirit''' ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12?43 Mt 12:43] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/11:24 Lk 11:24]) | ||
As news of the works and wonders of Jesus | As news of the works and wonders of Jesus spread, the pharisees and scribes felt threatened, and challenged and tried to discredit him. They demanded “a sign,” to which Jesus replied with a brutal reference to Jonah and the judgement of Nineveh (gentiles!) and the parable of “The Return of the Unclean Spirit.” | ||
Do we build our faith on visible signs, then, with or without them, clear our consciences and move on? And even for those of us who believe without seeing (Jn 20:24), do we really complete our “clean houses” with God, or do we let demons fill any empty spaces? | Do we build our faith on visible signs, then, with or without them, clear our consciences and move on? And even for those of us who believe without seeing (Jn 20:24), do we really complete our “clean houses” with God, or do we let demons fill any empty spaces? | ||