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Spreading God’s Word through our many voices.

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“When we recognize that God loves everyone as much as God loves us, it invariably follows that God will never love us less than any other person” Fr. George Smiga #jesusloves

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Don't miss the "Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard" (Mt 20:1-16) explained by Brant Pitre to prep for this Sunday's gospel reading 👉🏽 https://t.co/TzOBkRO7CW

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"The Immortality of the Soul" 🤔 A good short reflection of Philippians 1:20-24, 27 by Dr. Brant Pitre: https://t.co/dldW4Qv8lm

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"We love those who treat us well, who stand by us, and offer us respect. God loves those people too. But God also loves our enemies, those who have hurt us. For as wrong or misguided as they may be, they are still God’s children." Fr. George Smiga

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"God’s values and our values are not the same. We care and love the people in our own family and those who are close to us. God cares for those people as well. But God also cares for every family, regardless of race, religion, or economic worth." Fr. George Smiga

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"The parable of the workers in the vineyard tells us that God is indeed coming to bring us what we need to live. Others might be receiving what they need before us, but God’s coming to us will not be too late." Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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"Today’s parable asks us, then, not to be discouraged when we see others receiving what they need before us. It tells us that God knows what we need, and God will come for us." Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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"Sometimes God comes in the morning, sometimes at noon, and sometimes God comes in the late afternoon when it is almost impossible to imagine God’s arrival" Fr. George Smiga

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Australian Women Preach offers is a good resource to hear various preachers expand our understanding of the Sunday gospel reading. For this week, Eleanor Flynn reflects on Matthew 20:1-16:

https://t.co/lYGzOcVtEp

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Let's prepare for this Sunday's Mass by reflecting on Matthew 20:1-16, and we can do this by listening to Richard Rohr's homily "Who “deserves” anything?" 👇🏽

https://t.co/N6T9iZnePR

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"it is God’s vineyard...This is what those who are hired first don’t understand. They think that the parable is about their work. It is not. It is about God’s freedom, God’s generosity, and God’s love." Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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"The gospel reminds us that our blessings are real, and it is only by embracing them that we will be able to find happiness regardless of how much more others seem to be given." Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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"The parable tells us that if we are to be happy in an unfair world we must focus less on what others have and more on the generosity that God has shown to us" Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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"But today’s parable is not about what the worker see but what they do not see. What they do not see is the generosity of the landowner. More specifically, they do not see the generosity of the landowner to them." Fr. George Smiga on Matthew 20:1-16

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“The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God, so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'” Sr. Joanne on Matthew 20:1-16

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Matthew 20:1-16 “The good news is this: life may be unfair, but God is in charge. And God will not forget any of us. If we take the life that we have been given (even if others have been given more) and live it, we will find that it is enough.” Fr. George Smiga #goodlife

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"you and I have been given the victory that all of the unfairness we experience in this life is overcome by his love, by his grace, by his mercy. A God who is compassionate." Fr. Manuel B. Williams, C.R.

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"The reality is, make no mistake about it, our God does not owe us anything. On the contrary, we, we owe God everything, our time, our talent, our treasure, our very lives" Fr. Manuel B. Williams, C.R.

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"God is better than fair. God is generous beyond measure. God is rich in grace and mercy. God is full of compassion. God's love is beyond our ability to comprehend it and sometimes even to receive it." Fr. Manuel B. Williams, C.R.

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"Grace that can be earned is no longer grace. Grace that can be calculated is no longer grace. Grace that can be claimed as a matter of entitlement is no longer grace. God's grace...is a gift, freely given to those who are willing to receive it." Fr. Geoffrey Plant