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This episode discusses the themes of patience and compassion in the context of spiritual growth and judgment as reflected in the readings for the 16th Sunday of OT Year A.

Send us Fan Mail The readings this 16th Sunday of OT Year A, tell us about a very patient, hope-filled and compassionate God Who is hopeful that the so-called “weeds” among us will be converted. The readings also warn us that we should not be in a hurry to eliminate such elements from the Church, or society, or the family, based on hasty judgment. Rather than a punishing disciplinarian portrayed in the book of Genesis, the first reading from the Book of Wisdom reminds us on how lenient...

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Host: Rev. Deacon Patrick Tifu

Topics covered

• patience
• compassion
• conversion
• judgment
• faith
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• sowing
• weeds
• God
• Church
• society
• family
• conversion
• judgment

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Books & works: Book of Wisdom

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