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Our Lord is asked a to talk to someone about inheritance, and He takes the opportunity to speak on greed. Are we stewards of what the Lord has given? www.mercywithteeth.com #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080325.cfm Great News: True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing is now available on Amazon Direct from the Publisher, I set up a discount code valid until August 31 $29.95 $24.95 Hard cover https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=q4gGW5gFGHUIPIFjyK41hz72nEy3tqWbI8EwiDVq7p7 $20.99 $16.99 Paperback https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=7EgPqgkHHMRjrjP2TDYYlUxhPOYnlGmRupCMXCNarIG

Jesus is asked to teach the disciples to pray, no little thing. He teaches them that prayer is about relationship and trusting in God to help us do His will. www.mercywithteeth.com #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0072725.cfm Great News: True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing is now available on Amazon, and soon to be other places. See my website MercyWithTeeth.com for more information.

Martha is overwhelmed with one aspect of hospitality, but fails in the better part. In our spiritual live, both service and prayer are necessary. www.mercywithteeth.com #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0072025.cfm Great News: Pre-orders for my book, True Mercy Has Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing, are coming. See my website MercyWithTeeth.com for more information.

A lawyer asks a question in an attempt to trap Our Lord, but Jesus answers with a question and a story, and the response to both shows the Law of God is understandable, and our neighbor are those in need. It is for us to be neighbors. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Can I pray for you during my upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land September 16-26, 2025? Log your intentions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3qYdWret4imDOxsZm_x5vmszSlx6BxJKcLv9ou-7vVfovSQ/viewform?usp=header Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071325.cfm I’ve been quietly working on something close to my heart, started five years ago, and today I want to share it with you. Coming Soon: "Mercy with Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing"

Our Lord sends out disciples to prepare the way, and when they get excited about what they witnessed, He reminds them that it is more important to remember their identity as written in Heaven. We, too are called to me messengers, and our identity is more important than that noble calling. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070625.cfm I’ve been quietly working on something close to my heart, started five years ago, and today I want to share it with you. I’m Writing a Book! Mercy with Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing Releasing soon.

We celebrate the Apostles Peter and Paul, who served the Church in their own ways, as Christ called them. Both sometimes errored, but Christ called them all the same. We, too, are called to proclaim the Gospel and build the Church. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Can I pray for you during my upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land September 16-26, 2025? Log your intentions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3qYdWret4imDOxsZm_x5vmszSlx6BxJKcLv9ou-7vVfovSQ/viewform?usp=header Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062925.cfm I’m Writing a Book! Mercy with Teeth: A Catholic Journey to Forgiveness and Healing Will you pray for this project? More to come in the weeks ahead. #MercyWithTeeth

We celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi so that we may reflect on The Eucharist that makes us the Church and draws us home. https://soundcloud.com/fr-todd-petersen/corpus-christi-2025-home #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Can I pray for you during my upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land September 16-26, 2025? Log your intentions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3qYdWret4imDOxsZm_x5vmszSlx6BxJKcLv9ou-7vVfovSQ/viewform?usp=header Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062225.cfm

As we prepare to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea's declaration of the Creed proclaim Jesus is of the same essence or existence as the Father and the Spirit, we call to mind that we need the right words to describe God if we want right worship. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay #mercywithteeth Can I pray for you during my upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land September 16-26, 2025? Log your intentions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3qYdWret4imDOxsZm_x5vmszSlx6BxJKcLv9ou-7vVfovSQ/viewform?usp=header Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061525.cfm

On the jewish Feast of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles, Blessed Mother, and disciples and made them the first fruits. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Can I pray for you during my upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land September 16-26, 2025? Log your intentions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3qYdWret4imDOxsZm_x5vmszSlx6BxJKcLv9ou-7vVfovSQ/viewform?usp=header Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060825.cfm

Our Lord ascends to Heaven, and promises to be with us until the end. It is a promise that a He will be with us for the Mission that He gives - to proclaim the Gospel. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0601525.cfm

Jesus promises the Advocate, the Holy Spirit and gives peace. He gives differently than the world, and the world cannot give the peace that is His gift. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052525.cfm

Our Lord gives a new commandment, not one that is novel, but one that needs renewal. We wait for the day of the eternal new. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051825.cfm

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who still speaks to us, but we need to be silent to listen. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051125.cfm

Jesus appears a third time to some of the Apostles, and provides a breakfast for them. He restores Peter by asking some hard questions, and giving him a mission. The Lord is asking us the same question, and inviting us to be more that fans or followers. He calls us to be friends and family, and to show our love. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050425.cfm

Our Lord appears the the Apostles as they were gathered, all except one. He gathered them as a community. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042725.cfm

Christ, in His resurrection, has given everything. How can we return it to Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042025.cfm

Jesus Christ is crucified for us, and is enthroned as God and King for our salvation. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041825.cfm

Christ, in His resurrection, has given everything. How can we return it to Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042025.cfm

Jesus Christ gave three mysteries at the Last Supper, the Mystery of Charity, the mystery of the priesthood, and the Mystery of the Eucharist. These great gifts are beyond our full understanding. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041725.cfm

St. Luke's account of the Passion of our Lord Jesus contains some details around the theme of mercy and forgiveness. Even as He was offering His life for us, Jesus was showing mercy, and may He have mercy on us for our sins. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: http://eepurl.com/ioCgy2 Give feedback at https://forms.gle/gGhujv39g43BUxmK6 Readings are found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041325.cfm