Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 1:1-7Lk 11:29-32 "This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign..." Don’t you just hate it when someone asks you for some advice on a situation, yet they continue topersist in the same way, until someone else – or two – comes along with the... Continue Reading →
10 October, Sunday – The Look of Love
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him The young man of the gospel today is often a sharp reminder for me of my state in life, wherever Imay be. As I reflected on the scriptures today, I contemplated the image of Jesus and me,encapsulated in... Continue Reading →
9 October, Saturday – A Roof Over Our Heads In Tough Times
Oct 9 – Memorial for Sts. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; Memorial for St. John Leonardi, Priest St. Denis (d. 258) was a missionary to Paris, and its first bishop. His success roused the ire of local pagans, and he was imprisoned by the Roman governor. He was martyred in the persecutions of Valerius with Sts.... Continue Reading →
8 October, Friday — Catholics In A Strange Time
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Joel 1:13-15;2:1-2Lk 11:15-26 “But on arrival, finding it swept and tidied, it then goes off and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself...and set up house there...” I turned 46 this year. And though 46 is not a milestone birthday by any stretch, the fact that ‘mid-life’... Continue Reading →
7 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Oct 7 – Memorial for Our Lady of the Rosary This day was originally observed as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Its date was chosen to commemorate the European victory at the third naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. This battle marked the high point of Turkish (Muslim) advance on European soil with... Continue Reading →
6 October, Wednesday — Schadenfreude
Oct 6 – Memorial for St. Bruno, Priest St. Bruno (1030–1101) was educated in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055. He taught theology, and one of his students later became Blessed Pope Urban II. He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims from 1057 to 1075. He criticised the worldliness he saw in... Continue Reading →
5 October, Tuesday – Run-Run-Run. STOP-LISTEN. Trust-Follow.
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-10Lk 10:38-42 Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking... Of late, I have been running a lot. No - I don't mean physically running. I have been running... ... around in my head... around problems and frustrations... fixing others' problems... away... Continue Reading →
4 October, Monday – On The Road That Leads Away From God
Oct 4 – Memorial for St. Francis of Assisi Francis Bernardone (1181–1226) was the son of Pietro Bernadone, a rich cloth merchant. Though he had a good education and became part of his father’s business, he also had a somewhat misspent youth. He was a street brawler and some-time soldier. He was captured during a conflict... Continue Reading →
3 October, Sunday – Marriage Vows
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-24Heb 2:9-11Mk 10:2-16 What God has united, man must not divide From the very beginning, when He created Adam and Eve, God instituted and intended a union between a man and a woman, they are to become one in marriage. In fact, it is one of the seven Sacraments... Continue Reading →
2 October, Saturday — You cannot go astray from God without consequence
Oct 2 – Memorial for The Guardian Angels The term ‘guardian angels’ refers to the belief that each soul has an angel who is available to shepherd the soul through life, and help bring them to God. Belief in the reality of angels, their mission as messengers of God, and Man’s interaction with them, goes back... Continue Reading →
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