Friday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 9:16-19,22-27Lk 6:39-42 “Hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly…” My father-in-law has lost the battle with cancer and dementia. We are gathered as a family, to witness his last few days, and pray for him as he... Continue Reading →
10 September, Thursday — On Death
Thursday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 8:1-7,11-13Lk 6:27-38 “…for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate.” My father-in-law is dying. He has been declining since Christmas, battling first dementia and more recently, cancer. I think we were all in denial, which is... Continue Reading →
17 September, Tuesday — Jesus Touches Our Sorrow
Sep 17 – Memorial for St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor St. Robert (1542-1621) wrote the most complete work of his day to defend Catholicism against Protestant attack. He also wrote a children’s catechism and a catechism for teachers. As cardinal-priest, he gave most of his money to the poor. At one point he used... Continue Reading →
24 February, Saturday — The Story that Matters
Saturday of the 1st Week of Lent Deu 26:16-19Mt 5:43-48 “But I say this to you: love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you…” Of all Jesus’s teachings, I find this one of the hardest ones to swallow: Love your enemies, pray for them. Wait, what…? When I first read that, I was... Continue Reading →
19 September, Tuesday — Jesus Touches Our Sorrow
Sep 19 – Memorial for St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr St. Januarius (d. 305) was arrested on account of his profession of the Christian religion during persecution of Christians. He was cast into the fiery furnace, through which he passed wholly unharmed. On the following day, along with a number of fellow martyrs, he was... Continue Reading →
15 October, Saturday — Wisdom discerns what is best for us
Oct 15 – Memorial for St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor Also known as Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Jesus (1515–1582) was born to the Spanish nobility, the daughter of Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda and Dona Beatriz. She grew up reading the lives of the saints, and playing at ‘hermit’ in the garden.... Continue Reading →
5 August, Wednesday – You Are Worthy
Aug 5 – Memorial for Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome St. Mary Major is one of the four Roman basilicas known as patriarchal cathedrals in memory of the first centres of the Church. This basilica represents the See of Antioch, where Mary is supposed to have spent most of her... Continue Reading →
12 May, Tuesday — Be at Peace with the Questions
Tuesday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 14:19-28John 14:27-31Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which... Continue Reading →
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