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Contents: Volume 2 - September 6, 2026
1. -- Lanie LeBlanc OP - < lanie@leblanc.one>2. -- Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org> 3. --(Your reflection can be here!)
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****************************************************** The readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time have a strong message about some difficult subjects quite pertinent to life today. In the first reading, the Lord tells Ezekiel about the unshakeable responsibility to warn someone who is doing something evil. That particular “job” weighs heavy with me personally since I am the grandmother/guardian of a very soon-to-become adult, my granddaughter. Being warned or corrected is one of the least favorite things on anyone’s list but especially at that age!
Fortunately, added to our readings is a focus on authentic love and causing no harm. That foundation and overlay, I feel, is the key to how a person’s responsibility can be fulfilled with a family member. To me, it can be either easier or more difficult to apply those same concepts in other instances, perhaps with a neighbor, boss, parishioner, or stranger.
Jesus' Gospel instruction specifies someone who has sinned against you. That is a very different situation altogether since it is personal. I have had some situations in which those instructions have been very useful, but the situation is still quite painful. Seeking truth is essential, however. Praying about it, constantly, until reconciliation and justice occur, usually takes awhile. Gathering in Jesus’s name insures that Jesus is guiding the process and decisions.
Let us pray that such a process and final decisions may overflow to each and every matter that needs reconciliation and justice… from the Almighty’s point of view.
Blessings,
Blessings, Dr. Lanie LeBlanc OP Southern Dominican Laity
****************************************************** From today’s Gospel reading:
Jesus said to his disciples:
Again, amen, I say to you, Reflection:
Jesus is not just a wise teacher. In our accepting Christ as “the Son of the living God,” and receiving the grace God offers us in him, we can change our lives and affect the world around us.
So, we ask ourselves:
• What response would we give if your brother sinned against you?• What changes must I make so that others will experience me as a person who believes?
Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:
Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org>
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