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St Cajetan teaches us that we should all seek to live the simple, faithful, prayerful, helpful life of apostles.
Today
Read Amos 6
RIAY 219: A Gift of Prayer
Meditations for Each Day, pg 314: It cannot be said that almsgiving is degrading because it makes the receiver inferior to the giver. This may be so if alms are given from motives of mere philanthropy. But when almsgiving is accompanied by charity and understanding, and the donor sees in the poor man the person of Jesus Christ, there is no difference of status between the two individuals. They are brothers who wish to love and help one another, since both are members of the mystical Body of Christ. In this case, it is more blessed to give than to receive. Almsgiving Christian almsgiving is the fulfilment of an obligation and is a source of merit for the giver. As for the receiver, not only are his wants relieved, but he is the means by which his wealthier brother can acquire merit and fulfil his obligations.
In the News:
•The US has started imposing sweeping reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries.
•President Trump’s ambitious agenda has been met with order after order from lower courts temporarily blocking him. Many of those have been lifted by the Supreme Court, handing Trump several wins and raising questions about how lower courts have been handling his cases.
•Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she believes extraterrestrial aliens may exist and acknowledges that the US government holds classified information on the subject.
•Russian officials have expressed a desire to meet with President Trump. The White House said Trump is open to meeting both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
•There is transformative power in weekly family meetings.
A Snippet of Family History
Thomas & Hannah (Behan) Cummings
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