True Wisdom From Above
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR B) Readings: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 James 3:16-4:3 Mark 9:30-37 In the second reading today, St. James tells us that where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice. As we look around, we can certainly see an abundance of disorder and foul practices. To eliminate these problems, however, we need to get to the root of the problems. As St. James reminds us, disorder and foul practices are really the effects of a deeper cause; we need to attack jealousy and selfish ambition. The first reading demonstrates for us the clouding of the mind that occurs when we give in to pride and selfishness that are…Continue Reading