Dear Family of God,

Jesus teaches us in our Gospel this weekend: “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The wise author of the Book of Sirach understands the value of humility and notes that it is the way to “find favor with God.”

Dear Family of God,

This month of August we have celebrated both the Assumption and the Coronation of Mary, as Queen of Heaven and Earth. If Jesus need a mother and a father, we all need a mother and Father too. Mary was given to us by Jesus himself to help us in our journey to holiness, to help us realized that Jesus thirsts for our love too.

Dear Family of God,

What did Jesus meant in saying: “Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division” (Luke 12:51)

According to Dr. Brant Pitre: An interpretation comes to us from St. Ambrose of Milan. St. Ambrose was the bishop of Milan, a Latin-speaking Church Father in the 4th Century who played a key role in the conversion of St. Augustine.

Dear People of God,

How can we be vigilant and be full of trust in God?

Without God we can do nothing to attain a blessed life. We need the three theological virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity. These three virtues are gifts from God; we have to pray or desire for these gifts and then practice them daily. Faith is not to accept anything old nonsense, no evidence.

Recent studies suggest that millennials will be the first generation in America to be worse off than their parents in terms of financial earnings and job status. Many lament this. I propose that this week’s Gospel provides a hopeful way to see the trend as good news.

The Lord Jesus says, “Take care to guard against greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist in possessions” (Luke 12:15).