Jun 9 – Memorial for St. Ephrem of Syria, deacon and Doctor of the Church St. Ephrem (306-373) was baptized at age 18. He helped to evangelize Nisibis, Mesopotamia. He may have attended the Council of Nicaea in 325. He was a deacon and preacher, and had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.... Continue Reading →
8 June, Monday — Peace is an inside job
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:1-6Mt 5:1-12 "Happy the peacemakers, they shall be called children of God." The Beatitudes, often referred to as the ‘new’ Ten Commandments, were spoken directly from the mouth of Christ. The depth of meaning of the Beatitudes, both individually and collectively, could be reflected on daily for... Continue Reading →
21 April, Tuesday – Your cross or my flags
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... Continue Reading →
20 April, Monday – The enemy isn’t ‘them’
Monday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:8-15Jn 6:22-29 They found they could not get the better of him because of his wisdom, and because it was the Spirit that prompted what he said. Those words still ring true today, don’t they? Truth is often covered up. These days, 'Truth' is often ‘made up’. We live... Continue Reading →
28 March, Saturday — Who is saving whom?
Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent Ez 37:21-28Jn 11:45-56 …that it is better for one man to die... Jean Pierre de Caussade wrote, “To the abandoned soul, the soul that trusts God, God is visible even in the proud souls who oppose Him. Every creature, whether good or evil, reveals God to him.” This time... Continue Reading →
27 March, Friday — Whose grasp are you trying to escape from?
Friday of the 5th Week of Lent Jer 20:10-13Jn 10:31-42 "… then you will know for sure that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” All young children like to play ‘Hide & Seek’, and even young toddlers play the first version of that childhood game, where they close their eyes,... Continue Reading →
23 February, Monday — The choice is yours, and mine.
Monday of the 1st Week of Lent Lev 19:1-2,11-18Mt 25:31-46 “...in so far as you did this to one of the least of these….. in so far as you neglected to do it to one of the least of these...” The choices we make, more than the words we speak, determine where we will spend... Continue Reading →
10 February, Tuesday — Spiritual Works of Mercy
10 Feb – Memorial for St. Scholastica, virgin St. Scholastica (480-543) was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia. Born to Italian nobility, her mother died in childbirth. She became a nun and led a community of women at Plombariloa near Montecassino. Patron Saint Index From her earliest years, she had been consecrated to... Continue Reading →
6 January, Tuesday – I’m going to tell everyone
Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 4:7-10Mk 6:34-44 “Give them something to eat yourselves.” Jesus is speaking directly to his disciples with that command. Question: If we consider ourselves His disciples, could He be addressing those words to us as well? Of course He is, we know He is. But most of us feel unworthy, not... Continue Reading →
5 January, Monday – The Speed of Joy
Monday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 3:22-4:6Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 He withdrew The challenge to withdraw, to leave the crowd, the fun, the friends, the family, the aliveness, in the centre of NOISE, and just be silent. That is easier for some than others, is it not? It has always been a bit difficult for me, a people-person... Continue Reading →
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