Thursday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-25Mk 7:24-30 …she came and fell at his feet. “The whole world is the Titanic and Christ is the lifeboat.” I recently read those words in Dr. Peter Kreeft’s book, The God Who Loves You “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, and in reading the words above from... Continue Reading →
18 July, Monday — The Greater Sign
Monday of Week 16 in Ordinary Time Mic 6:1-4,6-8Mt 12:38-42 "The only sign it will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah." In uncertainties, in our sufferings, in our loneliness and in our despair, many times we yearn for a sign, we yearn for hope. In our patience, when we are lost and... Continue Reading →
25 November, Thursday — Signs of Life
Nov 25 – Memorial for St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin, martyr St. Catherine (d. 305) was a noble who was learned in science and oratory. After receiving a vision, she converted to Christianity. At the age of 18, during the persecution of Maximus, she offered to debate the pagan philosophers. Many were converted by her arguments,... Continue Reading →
19 July, Monday – One More Sign
Monday of Week 16 in Ordinary Time Ex 14:5-18Mt 12:38-42 ...we should like to see a sign from you Sign: an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. So often when I am making a decision, big or small, I pray for God to give... Continue Reading →