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Podcast: Catholic Daily Reflections
Episode: Tuesday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time - Combating the Deceptions of the World
Description: βIs it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?β Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, βWhy are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at.β Mark 12:14β15These Pharisees and Herodians were sent to trap Jesus in His speech. These men were very politically minded and loved to pick sides and find fault with others. They were self-righteous and cared little about the salvation of souls. So they came to Jesus with what appeared to be an innocent question. They appear to presume that Jesus would voic...