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Solomon's Wish and the Wisdom We All Need | 07/23/2026 - Deacon Randy Kiel

This Week's Readings Deacon Randy Kiel previews the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8:28-30; and Matthew 13:44-52. Full text of the readings: USCCB.org.

Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom God appears to Solomon in a dream and offers him anything he asks for. Rather than riches or long life, Solomon requests an understanding heart to govern God's people justly — and Deacon Randy unpacks why that request pleased God so much.

Romans 8 and the Catholic Understanding of God's Plan Deacon Randy addresses a commonly misunderstood passage, explaining how Catholic theology…

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