Thursday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 4:19-5:4Lk 4:14-22 …and his commandments are not difficult, because anyone who is begotten by God has already overcome the world… Christmas has come and gone, and now, as we settle into the new year, we begin to reflect on the week that was Christmas. For a lot of us,... Continue Reading →
25 December, Thursday — Outperforming Christmas
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day – Mass during the Day Isa 52:7-10Heb 1:1-6Jn 1:1-18 The Word... Continue Reading →
25 December, Thursday — Wonder
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day – Mass at Dawn Isa 62:11-12Tit 3:4-7Lk 2:15-20 When they saw... Continue Reading →
11 November, Tuesday — On Bullying
Nov 11 – Memorial for St. Martin of Tours, bishop St. Martin (316-397) was born to pagan parents. His father was a Roman military officer and tribune. Martin was raised in Pavia, Italy, where he discovered Christianity and became a catechumen in his early teens. He joined the Roman imperia army at the age of... Continue Reading →
9 November — On Regrets
Nov 9 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, who is the Pope. It is officially named ‘Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour, St. John Baptist and... Continue Reading →
14 July, Monday — Not in God’s House
Monday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Exo 1:8-14,22Mt 10:34-11:1 “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Some time ago, I scurried into church and slid into a pew, just as Mass was about to begin. Traffic in Los Angeles is not to be... Continue Reading →
4 July, Friday — On Norman Rockwell
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 →
3 July, Thursday — On Narratives
Jul 3 – Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle Thomas (d. 72) was ready to die with Jesus when Christ went to Jerusalem, but he is best remembered for doubting the Resurrection until allowed to touch Christ’s wounds. He preached in Parthia, Persia and India, though he was so reluctant to start the mission that he... Continue Reading →
17 May, Saturday — Trust The Process…Maybe
Saturday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:44-52Jn 14:7-14 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?” As I write this, the Catholic Church is celebrating a successful conclave. We have a new Pope! And the process seems to have worked, despite Hollywood’s depiction of a... Continue Reading →
16 May, Friday — Notes from England
Friday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:26-33Jn 14: 1-6 There are many rooms in my Father’s house... Last week, I was in England, and while I was there, I took the opportunity to attend Mass. This is one of the best things about our faith -- that I can walk in from off... Continue Reading →
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