Oct 1 – Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor, Patroness of Missions Born to a pious middle-class French family of tradesmen, Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin (1873–1897) was the daughter of Blessed Louis Martin and Blessed Marie-Azelie Guerin Martin, and all four of her sisters became nuns. Her mother died when Francoise-Marie was only... Continue Reading →
18 June, Thursday — Our Lives Are One Big Prayer
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time Sir 48:1-14Mt 6:7-15 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” One of the positive outcomes of being in lock-down is the sheer amount of interaction that my wife and I have enjoyed with our 2-year-old son. And the most positive outcome of this increased interaction is... Continue Reading →
10 June, Wednesday — Not Forsaken
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 18:20-39Mt 5:17-19 The Lord is God At one of my recent ministry Zoom sessions, we were all asked to write down one word which described God to us. As I reflected, the word ‘Father’ kept coming up because I was midway through reading ‘Not Forsaken’, written... Continue Reading →
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