Sep 8 – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary announced joy and the approaching salvation of a lost world. Mary was brought into the world not like other children of Adam, infected with the contagion of sin, but pure, holy, beautiful, and glorious, adorned with... Continue Reading →
20 August, Thursday — Checklists
Aug 20 – Memorial for St. Bernard, abbot, doctor St. Bernard (1090-1153) founded and led a monastery which had over 700 monks and 160 daughter houses. He revised and reformed the Cistercians, and was advisor to, and admonisher of, King Louis the Fat and King Louis the Young, and spiritual advisor to Pope Eugenius III,... Continue Reading →
13 July, Monday — Right vs Popular
Monday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Isa 1:10-17Mt 10:34-11:1 “…it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword.” When Jesus started his mission, many people thought that he, as the Messiah, would deliver them from the persecution of the Romans. They expected an army commanded by the Messiah, riding majestically on... Continue Reading →
12 July, Sunday — What Am I Waiting For?
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 55:10-11Rm 8:18-23Mt 13:1-23 “…so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will…” Lately, I have been pondering a lot about what God intends for me to do here on Earth. He gives us all gifts, and it is our... Continue Reading →
15 June, Monday — Offering the Cheek
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16Mt 5:38-42 “…if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well” When my son was in Year 3, in a completely unprovoked incident, two boys accosted him during his lunch break at school and started shoving him. After they pushed him... Continue Reading →
22 May, Friday — Prove My Love
May 22 – Memorial for St. Rita of Cascia, Religious St. Rita (1386-1457) was the daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, a couple known as the Peacemakers of Jesus; they had Rita late in life. From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However,... Continue Reading →
13 May, Wednesday — Can We Handle the Truth?
May 13 – Memorial for Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary that appeared before three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting May 13, the Fatima holiday. The three children were Lucia... Continue Reading →
18 April, Saturday — Calming Our Storms
Saturday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:1-7Jn 6:16-21 “But he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”” We are now in April and have passed Lent into Easter. Yet I feel like I am still carrying my cross and that my tests are not over. I know that it never... Continue Reading →
21 March, Saturday — Pride & Prejudice
Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent Jer 11:18-20Jn 7:40-53 “...see for yourself: prophets do not come out of Galilee.” One of my favourite Jane Austen novels of all time is ‘Pride and Prejudice’. The protagonist, Elizabeth Bennett, comes from landed gentry, but they are seen as beneath the social standing of the wealthy Mr.... Continue Reading →
20 March, Friday — Try a Little Kindness
Friday of the 4th Week of Lent Wis 2:1,12-22Jn 7:1-2,10,25-30 …but they are misled, their malice makes them blind. They do not know the hidden things of God, they have no hope that their holiness will be rewarded, they can see no reward for blameless souls. I was watching a snippet from an old horror... Continue Reading →
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