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Oct 2022
13m 47s

Where You Stumble, Dig for Treasure

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, our first reading for this Sunday is a section of the marvelous story of Naaman the Syrian from the Second Book of Kings. The spiritual lesson is this: where you stumble, dig for treasure. We all have some leprosy—some ailment or struggle or weakness that embarrasses us or makes us suffer. Precisely because it leads us on the path of humility, this ... Show More
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