Wednesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 3:1-9Lk 4:38-44 We are fellow workers with God; you are God's farm, God's building. My 5-year-old asked me about 'living things' this afternoon, because she is interested in everything that her older sister is learning in school. This evening, she told me that she wanted to do... Continue Reading →
30 August, Tuesday — Do you know Him?
Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 2:10-16Luke 4:31-37 "I know who you are: the holy one of God." My daughter is just learning about magnets in school. She has a Weighted Assessment next week, and so we have been revising. Or rather, I've been frantically googling and re-teaching her. One concept she has yet to... Continue Reading →
18 June, Saturday — Wilting Lilies
Saturday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Chr 24:17-25Mt 6:24-34 "Think of the flowers growing in the fields; they have never to work or spin." When my second child was born 5 years ago, I contemplated quitting my job to become a stay at home parent. While my husband was supportive, I personally had reservations,... Continue Reading →
17 June, Friday — Listen to your heart
Friday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 11:1-4,9-18,20Mt 6:19-23 "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." In today's gospel, Jesus, in his sermon on the Mount, warns us against becoming too caught up in earthly things that we forget about the heavenly treasures that await us. Indeed, the things mentioned... Continue Reading →
27 April, Wednesday — The Gray Area
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter Acts 5:17-26Jn 3:16-21 ...indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, for fear his actions should be exposed... My family watched the livestream of the Easter Vigil from the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd because my 8-year-old wanted to watch the Liturgy of Light and... Continue Reading →
26 April, Tuesday — Don’t drop the ball!
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:32-37Jn 3:7-15 "The wind blows wherever it pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. That is how it is with all who are born of the Spirit." I'm not entirely sure why the verse above (John... Continue Reading →
2 March, Wednesday — A Call to Repentance
Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-182 Cor 5:20-6:2Mt 6:1-6;16-18 'Now, now -- it is the Lord who speaks -- come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning.' Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn, turn to the Lord your God again...' Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday. The word 'shrove' is taken from the word... Continue Reading →
16 February, Wednesday — There but for the grace of God, go I
Wednesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:19-27Mark 8:22-26 ...my dear brothers: be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to rouse your temper. I watched the movie 'SE7EN' starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt a little over 10 years ago. I thought it was one of the best movies ever (Brendan... Continue Reading →
15 February, Tuesday – Not today, Satan!
Tuesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:12-18Mk 8:14-21 Everyone is put to the test by being attracted and seduced by that person's own wrong desire. I had signed up for CER (Conversion Experience Retreat) in 2018. The morning of the retreat, as I was getting ready to head to the Catholic Spirituality Center, I... Continue Reading →
30 November, Tuesday — Response and Responsibility
Nov 30 – Feast of St. Andrew, apostle St. Andrew was the first Apostle of Jesus Christ. He was a fisherman by trade, and the brother of Simon Peter. He was a follower of John the Baptist. Andrew went through life leading people to Jesus, both before and after the Crucifixion. He was a missionary in... Continue Reading →
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