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 →
12 August, Saturday — Faith Opens Doors
Aug 12 – Memorial for St. Jane Frances de Chantal St. Jane married Baron de Chantal. She restored order in the household, which was on the brink of ruin, and brought back prosperity. During her husband’s absence at the court, or with the army, when reproached for her extremely sober manner of dressing, her reply was:... Continue Reading →
2 August, Wednesday — Personal Quests
Aug 2 – Memorial for St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop; St Peter Julian Eymard, bishop Eusebius (283-371) was a priest and lector in Rome, Italy. He was consecrated bishop of Vercelli, Italy in 340, but was exiled to Palestine and Cappadocia due to his struggle against Arianism. He was a friend of St. Athanasius of... Continue Reading →
1 August, Tuesday — Loving through the trials
Aug 1 – Memorial for St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, religious founder, doctor Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) vowed early to never to waste a moment of his life, and lived that way for over 90 years. As a lawyer, he had his own practice by age 21, and was a leading lawyer in Naples. He never attended court without... Continue Reading →
4 July, Tuesday — God, You’re So Good
Jul 4 – Memorial for St. Elizabeth of Portugal Elizabeth (1271-1336) was a princess with a pious upbringing who became Queen of Portugal before she was a teenager. Elizabeth suffered through years of her husband’s abuse and adultery, praying all the while for his conversion, and working with the poor and sick. She rode onto... Continue Reading →
18 June, Sunday — Not a Zero Sum Game
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 19:2-6Rm 5:6-11Mt 9:36-10:8 “You received without charge, give without charge.” Recently, my significant other shared with me that one of her close friends asked her, “I don’t know how he does it.” She was referring to my apparent busyness when she heard about how I was keeping up my... Continue Reading →
17 June, Saturday — God You’re So Good
Jun 17 – The Immaculate Heart of Mary The Immaculate Heart of Mary (Latin: Cor Immaculatum Mariae) is a Roman Catholic devotional name used to refer to the Catholic view of the interior life of Mary, mother of Jesus, her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the Father, her maternal love for... Continue Reading →
16 May, Tuesday — Communality
Tuesday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 16:22-34Jn 16:5-11 …we are all here. I reflected yesterday on how blessed I was that a friend had provided us with a roof over our head when we needed one and how we are preparing to welcome another group of retreatants to the Catholic Spirituality Centre (CSC)... Continue Reading →
15 May, Monday — Providing a Sanctuary
Monday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 16:11-15Jn 15:28-16:4 Come and stay with us Since we were kids, my parents regularly entertained at home and there was never a shortage of friends, colleagues, even bosses who would share meals in our home. Naturally, my siblings and I got used to having to share bathrooms,... Continue Reading →
14 May, Sunday — Living in the Lord
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8,14-171 Pt 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 You are in me and I am in you I recall a testimony I heard more than a few years ago, when we were privileged to hear from a brother who had decided to join the seminary after almost four years of soul searching, questioning and... Continue Reading →
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