Today the Church invites us to begin a three-day series of selections from the Letter of St. Paul to Titus. Scripture scholars are of the opinion that this letter was actually written by one of Paul's successors. It describes the early Church in an organized and structured way that probably did not exist in Paul's time. Today's reading (Titus 2:1-8, 11-14) is the call to the readers of the letter to live a life that is commendable, a life of virtue. As in any generation, there were scandals which the teachers of Jesus' instructions attempted to address with sound doctrine. We live at a time when scandals have abounded in business, Church, government, sports and personal lives. What the Letter to Titus exhorts us to live with is the matter of self-control. Do you remember that concept? In our world today, it is one of those ideas that is too quickly pushed aside because it takes away many of the "good things." This portion of the Letter also teaches us that we should be practicing self-control not only for our own benefit but for the community as well. The discipline any team member fails to practice does harm not only to him/herself but to the entire team and ultimately to all who believe in that team. Tuesday, November 14, 2006
DAILY REFLECTION: NOVEMBER 14, 2006
Today the Church invites us to begin a three-day series of selections from the Letter of St. Paul to Titus. Scripture scholars are of the opinion that this letter was actually written by one of Paul's successors. It describes the early Church in an organized and structured way that probably did not exist in Paul's time. Today's reading (Titus 2:1-8, 11-14) is the call to the readers of the letter to live a life that is commendable, a life of virtue. As in any generation, there were scandals which the teachers of Jesus' instructions attempted to address with sound doctrine. We live at a time when scandals have abounded in business, Church, government, sports and personal lives. What the Letter to Titus exhorts us to live with is the matter of self-control. Do you remember that concept? In our world today, it is one of those ideas that is too quickly pushed aside because it takes away many of the "good things." This portion of the Letter also teaches us that we should be practicing self-control not only for our own benefit but for the community as well. The discipline any team member fails to practice does harm not only to him/herself but to the entire team and ultimately to all who believe in that team. 
