Encountering the Word — Luke 5:27-28
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he left everything, and rose and...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Luke 9:58
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke 9:58) Print this entry
View ArticlePrecepts of the Church: Is Getting Our Foot in the Door Enough?
When we receive the sealing of the Holy Spirit at Confirmation, we are expected to know and live by the precepts of the Church. I was not as interested in the details of our faith when I was younger,...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — Hunger and Thirst for God
“O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is. So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — People of Love
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you… love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:9,12). If we are going to be His disciples… if we are going to say that we love Jesus… we must be people...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Catherine of Siena
“Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and plant virtue.” (St. Catherine of Siena; Sermon in a Sentence, John P. McClernon, Ignatius 2004) April 29 is the Memorial of St....
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection—Justice to the Nations
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Colossians 3:5
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” (Colossians 3:5) Print this entry
View ArticleThe Difference that the Spirit Makes
As a teenager, I thought the clergy were supposed to do everything. We laity were just called to pray, pay, and obey. Oh yes, and keep the commandments, of course. The original 10 seemed overwhelming...
View ArticleThe Glory of Pentecost
Do you ever wonder what it might have been like to be present with Christ for those three years of His public life as he preached the Kingdom of Heaven throughout the Decapolis? How many miracles of...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Augustine of Hippo
“Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.” (St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions – Book I. Chapter I.)...
View ArticleSCOTUS Decrees that Man’s Law takes Precedent over God’s Law
The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 vote on June 26, 2015, has finally succumbed to decades of activism and propaganda. It has been decreed by the law of this land that the divine...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Augustine of Hippo
“Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.” (St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions – Book I. Chapter I.)...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
“The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” (Pope Benedict XVI) Print this entry
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II
“Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” (Pope St. John Paul II) Print this entry
View ArticleTaking Aggressive Action
Radio talk show hosts make a living on it. Day after day, they bring before our eyes stupid, unjust and wasteful situations in order to provoke outrage. We love to listen and get ourselves all worked...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — 1 Peter 1:13-16
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Therefore gird up your minds, be sober, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be...
View ArticleEncountering the Word – 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “For God has not called us for uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.” (1...
View ArticleAbide with me, Lord
Deep within each of us is a hunger and thirst. For some, the feeling is so strong that it is never quite out of mind. For others, the feeling is repressed and hardly noticed, although it remains a part...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II
“On a hillside near the lake of Galilee, Jesus’s disciples listened to his gentle and urgent voice; as gentle as the landscape of Galilee itself, as urgent as a call to choose between life and death,...
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