The message Fr Jim hears both from today’s readings as well as from the life of St Teresa of Avila is to go “back to the basics.” For St Paul, it is opening our eyes to the God who is all around us. For Jesus, it is cleaning our hearts from the inside by caring for others. For St Teresa, it is bringing herself (and her order) back to a simple focus on God. What, Fr Jim wonders, will going “back to the basics” be for us today?
I am not ashamed of the Gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.
ROM 1:16-25
“But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
LK 11:37-41