Fr. Rick Thomas, S.J. The Lords Ranch Community
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- Religion & Spirituality
teachings on the Word of God by Fr. Thomas
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Truth Series #7 - Honesty vs. Discretion
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that we need to find the right balance between honesty and discretion. “Truthfulness keeps to the just mean between what ought to […]
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Truth Series #6 - Yeast of the Pharisees: Hypocrisy
Jesus warns his disciples to be on guard for the yeast of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy. The more people around, the more the temptation there is to hypocrisy. The […]
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Truth Series #5 - Consecrated in Truth
Jesus prays that we be consecrated to the truth. To be consecrated means to be set apart, appointed for, dedicated to. Just like we have bowls and knives that are […]
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Truth Series #4 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Jesus warns against false prophets that are wolves in sheep’s clothing. He gives the example of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. They lied by withholding the actual amount of […]
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Truth Series #3 - Nathanael's Example of Truthfulness
Jesus said of Nathanael that he was without guile, someone “in whom there was no deceit.” Nathanael filled his mind with truth; because of that, he could recognize right away […]
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Truth Series #2 - Hypocrisy vs Truth
God builds with agape love and truth; the devil uses falsehood and lies as his building blocks. The more falsehood, the happier the devil is because he works with lies […]