Dominican Friars
Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

A Word of Hope

28 March • The Greatest Commandment in Lent

A Word of Hope

Join Fr. Louis, Provincial for the Dominicans of the Province of Saint Albert the Great, for a powerful Lenten reflection on the great commandments to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Fr. Louis delves into how we can express our love for God through the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, emphasizing the importance of genuine generosity and attentive listening to God's presence.

Furthermore, Fr. Louis emphasizes the crucial connection between loving ourselves and loving our neighbors. He encourages viewers to recognize and accept their own gifts and challenges, enabling them to extend that same acceptance and love to those around them.

This video offers spiritual guidance and encouragement for those seeking to deepen their Lenten observance and strengthen their relationship with God and their community. Discover how to live out the greatest commandment and share a word of hope with others.

Keywords: Catholic homily, Lent, love, greatest commandment, Fr. Louis Moroni OP, Dominican, Gospel reflection, Christian teaching, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, neighbor love, self-love, spiritual growth, religious video, biblical interpretation, word of hope, lenten reflection.

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    30 Nov • We have heard and thus believe

    St. Paul assures us that all who call on God will be heard. Yet we can only believe because we have been told. Christian life is inherently communal, and thus we celebrate in community the passing of the seasons, and our gratefulness to God.
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    29 Nov • Born anew

    The Book of Revelation speaks of a new heaven and a new earth coming to be as the old world passes away. December is the Month for Peace, and this year the Dominicans are focussing on Haiti where amidst great destructions, some courageous Dominicans are trying to bring forth new signs of hope.
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    28 Nov • The action of gratitude

    Jesus healed ten lepers and only of them came back to thank him. It is important not only to be grateful in our hearts, but to take action on that gratitude by saying "thank you" or passing on our blessings to others so that they also might be blessed.
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    26 Nov • The right questions

    Jesus predicted the destruction of the Temple and his disciples naturally wanted to know when it would happen and what signs would accompany it. Jesus told them that many will claim to have answers, but they should not believe them. We have many questions, but we should not accept easy answers to many of them. The question that really matters is how to best live today, and that changes day by day.
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    25 Nov • The widow's mite reconsidered

    Jesus noticed a widow putting a small amount of money oint he temple treasury and told his disciples that she has put in more than all the rich people because she has given all she has to live on. In the context of Luke's Gospel we see that Jesus was not so much praising her generosity as he was condemning the temple system that rested on the backs of the poor "devours the houses of widows." The Good News for us is that God is not asking us to kill ourselves in helping others, but to do what we can with the riches given to us.
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    24 Nov • Following Christ the King

    Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. In our Gospel, we hear that Jesus' Kingdom is not of this world, and yet, all creation is indeed subject to him, and if we are to live in truth, we must listen to his voice. In a democracy, we do that with our votes and with how we treat our employees and employers, but above all, we are to proclaim Christ as King to others, not forcing them to believe, but inviting them to believe.
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    23 Nov • The answer to our questions

    In today's Gospel, the Sadducees try to trip up Jesus with a question about the resurrection. Jesus had an answer, though they did not want to hear it. Jesus ultimately has the answer for all our deepest questions, so let us not be afraid to ask them if we want answers.
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    21 Nov • Pointing to God

    In today's Gospel, Jesus says, "whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." His mother, Mary, lived in such a way as to always point to God rather than to herself. We should do the same.
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    20 Nov • Growing in our faith

    In today's gospel, we hear Luke's version of Matthew's parable of the talents, where a rich man goes away and leaves his money in the care of his servants. This versions stresses the need to invest the faith we have been given by proclaiming God's graces.
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    19 Nov • Christians in a pagan society

    In the Book of Revelation we hear a challenge for Christians living in a pagan society to hold fast to their faith, living in the world but not being of the world. We live in a very secular world. Can we live as Christians without caving in to the values of this secular world?
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    18 Nov • A complex encounter with Jesus

    In today's Gospel, a blind man hears that Jesus is coming and calls out to him. The crowd tells him to shut up, but Jesus calls him over and heals him. This is a complex story about the many ways we respond to God's presence in our life. Are we like the blind man, the crowd who tells him to shut up, or the crowd who is amazed at the healing? Which type of encounter do we want to have with Jesus?
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    17 Nov • We are stewards, not Masters

    In today's Gospel Jesus talks about the end times, when heaven and earth will pass away. What is revealed is that we are not masters of the world or even of our own lives. God is. We are only stewards of our little corner of it. The Good News is that when this time comes, God will collect and protect his faithful. So don't worry, just tend to the little part of the world that God has given you to be steward over. The Master will handle the rest.
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    16 Nov • Prayer as conversation with God

    Jesus told a parable of the unjust judge who finally gave a widow her due because of her persistence. God will also grant what we ask for, but seeks to have an ongoing conversation with us as we would with a friend. Also, as with friends, we cannot make demands of God but must trust that God loves us and will do what is right for us.
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    15 Nov • Albert the Great

    On this Feast of St. Albert the Great, Doctor of the Church, we remember how he integrated knowledge from theology, science, and politics, seeing no disparity between faith and reason. All of these realms of knowledge speak of the genius and imagination of God in creation. In the same way, we should let our knowledge of the world bolster our faith rather than setting these things in competition.
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    13 Nov • Healing the lepers

    Jesus healed lepers and allowed them to rejoin the wider society. Mother Cabrini worked tirelessly on behalf of immigrants to the United States towards the same end. May we follow their example and work to integrate into our society those who today cry out for mercy.
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    10 Nov • Every good deed matters

    Today we hear of the woman who gave two small coins for poor, which was everything she had. Jesus noticed her generosity and pointed it out to others. Perhaps he was even moved to be more generous himself. So let us together do all we can, encouraging one another to be more generous.
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    9 Nov • We are temples of God

    Today we celebrate the oldest church in Christianity, the Basilica of St. John Lateran. But our readings remind us that however important buildings are, when Jesus walked the earth he was God's temple. Now it is we, the baptised, who are God's true temples, called to be living stones, active in the world.
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    8 Nov • Hope as a mindset

    Paul reminds us that our citizenship is ultimately in heaven. Keeping this in mind moves us beyond optimism or pessimism and into a mindset of hope— that Jesus has already conquered death and whatever is happening here and now, in the end, Jesus triumphs over all.
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