Tuesday of the 1st Week of Advent Is 11:1-10Lk 10:21-24 They do no hurt, no harm on all my holy mountain... Today’s readings paint a familiar and desired picture to us all, the wolf laying down with the lamb, the calf with the young lion. Holy Peace. How often in the world today do we hear of... Continue Reading →
28 November, Monday — Worthy because He loves
Monday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 4:2-6Mt 8:5-11 Sir, I am not worthy... The words of the centurion that we repeat at every mass have always jolted me. Beautiful words that totally define the gift of Christ. I am not worthy, and I never can be worthy, yet Christ died for love of me. And all... Continue Reading →
27 November, Sunday — Get Ready
1st Sunday of Advent Isa 2:1-5Rom 13:11-14Mt 24:37-44 "The Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." AWAKE and PREPARE – it is ADVENT!!! The most hopeful and anticipatory of all seasons. Even those who don’t recognize Christ join in celebration of this season that points to hope, love, joy. Advent is... Continue Reading →
24 September, Saturday — Will you join the pact today?
Saturday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 11:9-12:8Lk 9:43-45 ….when everyone was full of admiration for all he did... So who amazes you with their deeds these days? An athlete? A singer? A business owner? A child? A family member? A friend? Someone barely keeping their head above water, or someone who 'has it all together'?... Continue Reading →
23 September, Friday – A time to decide
Sep 23 – Memorial for St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest St. Pio (1887-1968) was ordained when he was 22. He founded the House for the Relief of Suffering in 1956, a hospital that serves 60,000 a year. In the 1920s he started a series of prayer groups that continue today with over 400,000... Continue Reading →
22 September, Thursday – I don’t want to leave a legacy
Thursday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:2-11Lk 9:7-9 Only no memory remains of earlier times, just as in times to come next year itself will not be remembered. I recently listened to Fr. Mike Schmitz share in a sermon that most every year, he would ask his students this question, “What is the... Continue Reading →
20 August, Saturday — Who are you listening to? Who are you following?
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 →
19 August, Friday — All my neighbours?
Aug 19 – Memorial for St. John Eudes, priest, religious founder John Eudes (1601-1680) established seminaries, and founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary Eudists to promote virtuous secular parochial clergy not bound by vows, but dedicated to improving the clergy through seminaries and missions. He also founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity... Continue Reading →
18 August, Thursday — We have been invited
Thursday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Ez 36:23-28Mt 22:1-14 You shall be my people... Today’s first reading is filled with rich words of beauty. God tells us He will prove His Holiness. God tells us He will sprinkle clean water upon us and cleanse us from all our impurities. God tells us that He... Continue Reading →
17 August, Wednesday — Taking Care of our Little acre
Wednesday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Ez 34:1-11Mt 20:1-16 …who feed themselves! Sheep and shepherding. A common analogy, parable, and reality in scripture, and in Israel (and many other countries) even today. So many ‘shepherds’ in our life who haven’t done their job, but instead lived to be served; and we’ve suffered. Comparing, criticizing, and complaining. A... Continue Reading →
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