Dec 10 – Our Lady of Loreto The Basilica della Santa Casa (English: Basilica of the Holy House) is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The basilica is known for enshrining the house in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed by some Catholics to have lived. Pious legends claim the same house was flown over by angelic beings from Nazareth to Tersatto (Trsat in Croatia), then... Continue Reading →
12 September, Friday — Baking, Blindness and Becoming
Sep 12 – Holy Name of Mary This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3); both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters. The feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary began in Spain in 1513 and, in 1671, was extended to... Continue Reading →
20 July, Sunday — When Zeal Needs Stillness
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 18:1-10Col 1:24-28Lk 10:38-42 “Martha, Martha, you worry and fret about so many things and yet few are needed, indeed only one.” Recently, I went on a study trip that left me inspired — deeply stirred by a need I saw, and a strong desire to respond to it. I... Continue Reading →
22 May, Thursday — Resetting for Peace
May 22 – Memorial for St. Rita of Cascia, Religious St. Rita (1386-1457) was the daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, a couple known as the Peacemakers of Jesus; they had Rita late in life. From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However,... Continue Reading →
15 March, Saturday — Be rad, be exceptional
Saturday of the 1st Week of Lent Deu 26:16-19Mt 5:43-48 “…pray for those who persecute you…” In today’s gospel, Jesus is asking us to not just love our neighbour, but to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. What does the rest of the world think or say? Probably that we are... Continue Reading →
27 February, Thursday — Bearing Tasty Fruits
27 Feb – St Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St Gregory of Narek, Grigor Narekatsi (c. 950 -1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2015. Wikipedia Ecc 5:1-10Mk 9:41-50 He is like a tree… that yields its fruit... Continue Reading →
11 December, Wednesday — Signs of Patience
Dec 11 – Memorial for St. Damasus I, pope St. Damasus (306-384) was raised in a pious family. His father was a priest in Rome, and Damasus served for a time as deacon in his father’s church, St. Laurence. He was ordained a priest and became assistant to Pope Liberius. He was elected the 37th... Continue Reading →
12 November, Tuesday — Being patient
Nov 12 – Memorial for St. Josaphat, bishop, religious, martyr John (1580-1623) had a father who was a municipal counsellor, and a mother who was known for her piety. He was raised in the Orthodox Ruthenian Church which, on 23 Nov 1595, in the Union of Brest, united with the Church of Rome. He was... Continue Reading →
12 February, Monday — Signs of Patience
Monday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:1-11Mk 8:11-13 …try to treat them (your trials) as a happy privilege…your faith is only put to the test to make you patient but patience too is…so that you will become complete…” Have you ever lost your patience? With God, with others or with yourself? Have you... Continue Reading →
12 November, Sunday – Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 6:12-161 Ths 4:13-18Mt 25:1-13 She herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her and graciously shows herself to them as they go, in every thought of theirs coming to meet them. In the midst of frenetic end-of-year exam revision, I mulled over the readings for this... Continue Reading →
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