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Week 24 B Catholic Homily - Online Essays

Week 24 B Catholic Homily

There is one very important word that relates to all of us in today's readings. This word I would like to talk about is discrimination. It is included in each of today's readings. When we think of this word we may think of it's negative meaning which is treating people differently because of their sex or race. *(see below)http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discriminate An example of this is of course is Adolf Hitler and the discrimination against the Jews in Europe during the early 1900s. But there is another meaning which is somewhat positive. It is the discrimination towards excellence. **(Stevenson)http://www.youtube.com/user/stevensonrf To limit things for the greater good. ...

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he got on it? This happens in this week's readings in the gospel. Jesus touches the deaf man's ear then spits in his hand and touches the man's tongue. He is then healed and can speak and hear. After performing the miracle, he tells them not to tell anyone. Why does he do this? This is one of the questions I had after reading this passage. Jesus could have been shy; or was it simply because he didn't want to have to heal all of the sick in the village. Jesus actually tells him this because he didn't want the reputation of just another wonder worker. The only reason that he performed miracles was to prove his identity as God the Father. Jesus didn't discriminate the people that he healed. They weren't even Jewish and he healed them. There is a lot more to Jesus than just being a miracle worker.

In the second reading it talks to us about our prejudices, our discrimination and our bigotry. We are taught in the reading to put these things aside and focus on becoming better Christians ...

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