Jul 24 – Memorial for St. Charbel Makhluf, Priest St. Charbel was a Lebanese monk, born in a small mountain village and ordained in 1858. Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he spent the last twenty three years of his life as a hermit. Despite temptations to wealth and comfort, St. Charbel taught the value... Continue Reading →
5 May, Sunday — Endurance
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-481 Jn 4:7-10Jn 15:9-17 Love one another, as I love you “I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.” – William Blake Possibly the most difficult commandment in the Bible, is Christ’s call for us to “love one another, as I have loved you”... Continue Reading →
20 October, Thursday — Knowing the truth
Thursday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 3:14-21Lk 12:49-53 “I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already!” I have to admit that today’s gospel was quite a challenge to read and reflect on. How could Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and whom the prophets spoke... Continue Reading →
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