Thursday after Ash Wednesday Deu 30:15-20Lk 9:22-25 “... let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me…” Growing up, my grand-aunt, whom I was living with, often promised me little treats if I behaved, or did what she wanted me to. I looked forward to doing well, often because of... Continue Reading →
5 March, Wednesday — Our duties as God’s earthly representatives
Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-182 Cor 5:20-6:2Mt 6:1-6,16-18 “We are ambassadors for Christ.” As God’s children, we are called to be His earthly representatives and ambassadors. We represent His love and mercy to the world. Yet, how often do we neglect this sacred duty, choosing instead to turn away from our divine mission and acting against... Continue Reading →
25 January, Saturday — Trapped in our own stories
25 Jan – Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul St. Paul (3-65) was a Jewish Talmudic student and a Pharisee. He was a tent-maker by trade. Saul the Jew hated and persecuted Christians as heretical, even assisting at the stoning of St. Stephen the Martyr. On his way to Damascus to arrest another group... Continue Reading →
30 December, Monday — Pursuing God
6th day within the octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Lk 2:36-40 ...nothing the world has to offer…could ever come from the Father but only from the world… I am a consummate social media consumer and have used these platforms for my work and to 'pass time'. I have noticed that videos that go viral tend... Continue Reading →
18 November, Monday — Enabler or Disabler?
Nov 18 – Memorial for the Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul The Basilica of St. Peter is located within the Vatican City. It occupies a unique position as one of the holiest sites and as the greatest of all churches of Christendom. It is the burial site of St. Peter,... Continue Reading →
16 November, Saturday — Connection with God
Nov 16 – Memorial for St. Margaret of Scotland; Memorial for St. Gertrude, virgin St. Margaret (1045–1093) was the granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside of England, and the great-niece of St. Stephen of Hungary. She was born in Hungary, while her family was in exile due to the Danish invasion of England. Even so, she... Continue Reading →
15 November, Friday — Looking Back
Nov 15 – Memorial for St. Albert the Great, bishop, religious, doctor St. Albertus (1206-1280) was the son of a military nobleman. A Dominican priest, he taught theology at Colgone and Paris and was the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was an influential teacher, preacher, and administrator, and became the Bishop of Regensburg. He... Continue Reading →
4 October, Friday — Job’s faith
Oct 4 – Memorial for St. Francis of Assisi Francis Bernardone (1181–1226) was the son of Pietro Bernadone, a rich cloth merchant. Though he had a good education and became part of his father’s business, he also had a somewhat misspent youth. He was a street brawler and some-time soldier. He was captured during a... Continue Reading →
3 October, Thursday — Being chosen
Thursday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time Job 19:21-27Lk 10:1-12 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out… Today's Gospel spoke to me in a way it never previously had. In my previous readings, I always took away the message that we are all called to do God’s work, trust and believe in Him,... Continue Reading →
27 August, Tuesday — Understanding True Worth
Aug 27 – Memorial for St. Monica, married woman St. Monica was distressed to learn that her son had accepted a heresy and was living an immoral life. For a while, she refused to let him eat or sleep in her house. Then one night she had a vision that assured her Augustine would return... Continue Reading →
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