Feast of St Mark the Evangelist He was a cousin of Barnabas and accompanied the apostle Paul on his first missionary journey; later he followed him to Rome. He was a disciple of Peter, and his gospel is told from Peter’s point of view. He is credited with founding the Church in Alexandria. His body... Continue Reading →
16 April, Tuesday — Christ is Our Daily Bread, Why Wait?
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 7:51-8:1aJohn 6:30-35 “Sir, give us that bread always”… Jesus answered: “I am the bread of life.” The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. How many of us forget that as practicing Catholics, we have this privilege of receiving Christ in Holy Communion every day? Are we aware that... Continue Reading →
2 April, Thursday — Gift of faith
Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 “…you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise that was made is for you and your children, and for all those who are far away, for all those whom the Lord our God will call to himself.”…they accepted what he said and were baptized. For the believers,... Continue Reading →
19 March, Tuesday — Expectant Faith
19 Mar – Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Joseph is a descendant of the house of David. A layman and a carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and foster and adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He was a visionary who was visited by angels,... Continue Reading →
11 March, Monday — Simple Faith, A Faith Beyond Crisis
Monday of the 4th Week of Lent Isa 65:17-21Jn 4:43-54 “So you will not believe unless you see signs and portents!” It is usually easy to take someone familiar for granted. Whether it be a long time friend, family or relative. It is as the gospel reading tells us today: For Jesus himself testified that... Continue Reading →
7 February, Wednesday — Loyalty at what cost?
Wednesday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 10:1-10Mk 7:14-23 "...it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean." In today’s first reading I immediately related St. Thomas to the Queen of Sheba, “I did not believe until I came and saw with my own eyes.” That, in correlation... Continue Reading →
27 December, Wednesday — Are you running to Jesus?
Dec 27 – Feast of St. John, apostle, evangelist St. John, also known as the ‘beloved disciple’ of Jesus, was the son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of St. James the Great, and was called one of the Sons of Thunder. Before becoming Jesus’ disciple, he was already a disciple of St. John the Baptist,... Continue Reading →
12 December, Tuesday — Consolations, You Are Still His
Dec 12 – Memorial for Our Lady of Guadalupe Guadalupe is, strictly speaking, the name of a picture, but the name was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town which grew up around the church. It makes the shrine, it occasions the devotion, it illustrates Our Lady. It is taken as... Continue Reading →
7 December, Thursday — Faith like a mustard seed
Dec 7 – Memorial for St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church St. Ambrose (c.340–397) was born to the Roman nobility. He was the brother of St. Marcellina and St. Satyrus. He was educated in the classics, Greek, and philosophy at Rome, Italy. He was a poet and a noted orator. He was a... Continue Reading →
13 November, Monday – Only then will the mountain move
Monday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Wis 1:1-7Lk 17:1-6 "Increase our faith." My prayer life has often been filled with requests for God to increase my faith – to help me/make me BELIEVE bigger, mover FULLY know Him in all that He is. For years, I have prayed on and off for God to ‘increase... Continue Reading →
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