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Today's Good News
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
- Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
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Reflections based on Poverty in the Diocese of Albany: A Threat to the Common Good: Working full time is no longer a sure ticket out of poverty. A single mother of two children earning New York's minimum hourly wage of $7.15 would bring home just under $15,000 a year. The federal poverty level for a family of three is $17,170, which doesn't even come close to the true measure of the income needed to meet basic needs. It costs $42,432 a year for a parent and two children living in Albany County to pay for housing, food and other necessities. Legislation is needed to narrow the 'Hardship Gap', in which income from employment and government support doesn't cover those basic needs.
