30 Apr – Memorial for St. Pius V, pope Antonio Ghislieri (1504-1572) was born to impoverished Italian nobility, the son of Paolo Ghislieri and Domenica Augeria. He worked as a shepherd as a boy, and received an excellent education in piety and holiness, including a scholastic education from a Dominican friar. He joined the Order... Continue Reading →
29 April, Thursday – Remembering to Be Servants
29 Apr – Memorial for St. Catherine of Siena, virgin & doctor St. Catherine (1347-1380) was the youngest child in a large family. At the age of six, she had a vision in which Jesus appeared and blessed her. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she became a Dominican tertiary. She was a mystic and... Continue Reading →
28 April, Wednesday – Walking the Talk
28 Apr – Memorial for St. Peter Chanel, priest & martyr; Memorial for St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, priest St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841) was born to a peasant family and was a shepherd as a boy. He was an excellent student and was ordained at 24. He was assigned to Crozet, a parish in decline; he... Continue Reading →
27 April, Tuesday – Knowing God
Tuesday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 11:19-26Jn 10:22-30 "I know them and they follow me." How do we know somebody? Is it through the various identification papers which he/she has, or even the occupation in which they are engaged in? Such an approach is what the world adopts but it certainly is not... Continue Reading →
26 April, Monday – Living life to the fullest
Monday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 11:1-18Jn 10:1-10 “I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.” What does it mean to live life to the full? This question has been attempted to be answered by many philosophers, but I believe that Jesus shows us the way which... Continue Reading →
25 April, Sunday — We are God’s Proxies
4th Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-121 Jn 3:1-2Jn 10:11-18 “We shall be like Him” In the past few years, my wife and I have been blessed to be on the receiving end of many beautiful prayers, songs and music. Even within this Oxygen ministry, many of the sharings that my fellow writers contribute have been really... Continue Reading →
24 April, Saturday – The Bread Of Life
24 Apr – Memorial for St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest & martyr St. Fidelis Sigmaringen (1577-1622) was a lawyer and teacher of philosophy. Disgusted by the greed, corruption, and lack of interest in justice by his fellow lawyers, Mark Rey abandoned the law, became a priest and a Franciscan friar with his brother George. He changed... Continue Reading →
23 April, Friday – Encounter With Jesus
23 Apr – Memorial for St. George, martyr; Memorial for St. Adalbert, bishop & martyr St. George (d. 304) was a soldier who was martyred for his faith. That’s all we know for sure. Several stories have been attached to St. George, the best known of which is the ‘Golden Legend’. In it, a dragon lived... Continue Reading →
22 April, Thursday – Talking About Jesus
Acts 8:26-40Jn 6:44-51 I am the bread of life When was the last time you spoke about Jesus to a non-Christian? My response to that question would be that I cannot recall ever having done so. Sure, I have done numerous personal sharings about my faith and spiritual life in small groups, but the audience... Continue Reading →
21 April, Wednesday – Journeys’ End
21 Apr – Memorial for St. Anselm, bishop & doctor St. Anselm (1033-1109) was born of Italian nobility. After a childhood devoted to piety and study, he wanted to enter religious life, but his father prevented it, and Anselm became rather worldly for several years. Upon his mother’s death, Anselm argued with his father, fled to... Continue Reading →
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