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"This is why we must remember our connectedness to one another and avoid the temptation of trying to cut someone out. For when we make that prideful choice, the spiral of recrimination and violence begins. And, trust me, when that happens, it’s a long way down." Fr. George Smiga

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"We should never accept the thought that our life, ideas, or agenda are more important than those of others" Fr. George Smiga

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"Having called us, God asks us to use whatever gifts we have and to be trustworthy." Fr. George Smiga

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"God calls us to build the Kingdom. God does not call us because we are the best, but because we are available." Fr. George Smiga on Mt 21:33-43

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"But remembering that, that at the centre of my life is not me, but the God who loves me, is difficult and unnerving" Fr Peter Hunter

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"Indeed, to what degree might we be judged and found guilty by our landowner, God, as wicked tenants? Not only for what we have done, but for what we have failed to do." Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF on Matthew 21:33-43

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John 2:1-11. “This miracle was the first sign because it teaches us the first lesson. If you want to see miracles, you must serve.” Fr. Euan Marley #servegod

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"God does not call us to work that we can't possibly do. And the mission of Jesus belongs to you and to me as much as it does to anyone holding positions of power." Margo Morin

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"And so today we resolve again to do what we can, when we can to be faithful to the mission of Jesus and to do our part to tend the vineyard, so that together we can produce abundant blessed fruit for all who hunger" Margo Morin

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“We can say that other people have more patience, more wisdom than we do. God, nevertheless, asks us to use the patience and the wisdom that we have. “ Fr. George Smiga #discipleofchrist

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Christianity involves knowing what to let go and what to hold on to #christianliving

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"The greatest disasters in history have often begun not with evil intent, but with the stubborn conviction that there is nothing left to learn." Fr. Geoffrey Plant

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"Again and again, individuals, institutions and even nations become so convinced that they are right, so invested in the way things have always been done, that they lose the ability to recognise the need for change." Fr. Geoffrey Plant

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"Are we still open to being surprised by God? Are we willing to let him challenge our assumptions, deepen our understanding and change the way we think?" Fr. Geoffrey Plant

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"When we exploit creation for our own self-interest rather than protect and promote it through good stewardship, we defile God’s gift as well as each other and ourselves." Fr. Raymond Finch, MM

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"When we are in right relationship with creation, with one another, and with God, we follow the example of St. Francis, and we grow in Christ. We become the person God created us to be." Fr. Raymond Finch, MM

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“I think many of us would, would recognize that prayer is important but we tend to forget the second part which is to pray to God not just with supplication...but with the prayer of thanksgiving, in other words gratitude” Brant Pitre

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There are Judases (betrayers) in our lives. Hopefully we can love the Judas in our lives like Jesus did. #lovelikejesus

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“We should bear in mind that unnecessary anxiety will rob us of inner peace” Fr. Tony Ricard

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“The vineyard belongs to the Lord but I can't give it back up again. I'm clinging so tightly to it because I love it so much. This happens to you and me.” Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ on Matthew 21:33-43

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“We have all received life from God as a special gift on trust and it is our responsibility to bear good fruits with this life” Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo on Matthew 21:33-43

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“What does God want to be known as? He doesn't want to show himself as a dictator, as a king that demands justice. He doesn't scream and yell and shout at us with condemnation. He reveals himself as king of mercy.” Fr. Addisalem Mekonnen

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“Time and time again God will use the excluded of the world, those not seen or treated as if they don't matter, to create something new, something that will change the course of history” Carmen Ramos

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“When we treat the world as if it is ours by possession and not by participation, we wind up doing more harm than good” Fr. Oscar Pratt

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“What kind of crazy father would send his own son to a group of wicked tenants such as this? And the answer is well this isn't an ordinary father and it's not an ordinary son. It's an allegory here for God the Father sending Jesus his son” Brant Pitre Matthew 21:33-43

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“The one factor that counted against the chief priests and elders of the people was their refusal to change. They were so self-confident, so self-assured in their religious outlook that they failed to hear the invitation that God extended to them” Fr. Geoffrey Plant on Matthew 21:33-43

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“That's the harvest plan of the Lord, it's that simple. That we be friends, develop friendship with one another and then bring those friends to Christ.” Monsignor Raymond East on Matthew 21:33-43

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“Isn't that what we're longing for today? A new awareness of our own goodness? The peace of God in our inner hearts?” Ramona Miller, OSF

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"Paul thus proves himself an excellent 21st century psychologist. For, indeed, many studies show that the people who manage life well—even in the face of great difficulties—deliberately focus on what is good, beautiful, and true." Mary Ortwein on Philippians 4:6-9

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"Are we willing to accept our need of Christ, to own up to the sin and failure which he alone can heal?" Fr Bede Mullens

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Matthew 21:33-43 “Not all the parables of Jesus show us how to live. Some merely describe the world as it is, and sometimes those descriptions can be frightening.” Fr. George Smiga #parable

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"There are many wild grapes in the Church today. Every one of us is called to look into his/her life to see if we truly bear good fruit or wild grapes that do not represent God’s expectations. What type of fruits are we?" Fr. Lawrence Obilor on Matthew 21:33-43

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"The point is that once I chose to offer love more freely than judgment, the benefits flowed just as freely" Cortney Freshwater

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“Thus, the poem in Isaiah 5:1-7, understood in light of broader Scriptural themes, is a love story. The vineyard is a metaphor for the spouse of the Lord, his beloved people. Ultimately it points forward to the Bride of Christ.” John Bergsma

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"Rather than the next life being a consoling afterthought, perhaps we are rediscovering this life as a prelude to heaven, to the Resurrection. Lived in God, all the wonderful moments in life on earth remind us of our future." Fr Dominic White

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"But if we look back a bit in our lives, we often see that God was deep at work in the soil of our unconscious, clearing away the stones of burden and blockage. He puts up protection – sometimes to save us from ourselves – and a watchtower of awareness in our consciences." Fr Dominic White

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"People wanted the prophets to say that God was on their side against their enemies, that he would give them power and prestige to rival their neighbours. Instead the prophets told them to repent of their injustice." Fr Dominic White

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“We will have tears and pain and sorrow. We will have uncertainty. But through all that, there is one thing that is certain, and that one thing is Christ.” Joseph LaCombe

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Mark 13:24-32 “The end of the world is therefore a good thing, and it is something that we Christians pray for and look forward to, not because we are fed up with this world, but because we love this world even as God loves it, and we long for it to be made whole and perfect” Fr Leon Pereira a

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"The fruits of the vineyard, God’s pleasure, are peace and integrity, not greed and oppression" Fr Peter Harries on Matthew 21:33-43

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"Nowadays it is very easy for us to forget that we are dependent on God for every moment of our life. The truth is that it is God’s love and mercy for each of us individually that sustains us in our being." Archbishop Malcolm McMahon

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"What does the parable say about leaders of nations and institutions today? How are the leaders of the world caring for, raising up and restoring God’s creation in the 21st century?" Kathy Morefield on Matthew 21:33-43

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"Leadership must be about service and about nurturing God’s people" Fr John Patrick Kenrick

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"God is not concerned with punishment but with establishing a people who will bear spiritual fruit" Fr John Patrick Kenrick

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"We are not to be afraid because our heavenly Father is greater than even these greatest troubles" Fr John Farrell

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"To love freely and honestly is power because it takes a great amount to refuse to be swayed from loving by circumstance that come our way, or impulses within ourselves" Fr John O'Connor, OP

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