Sitting in Mass the other evening, All Soul’s Day, my son was a bundle of energy. He has been educated as to how to behave in Mass and usually does fine. However, this particular Mass was proving to be exceptionally challenging for him. I found myself correcting him multiple times culminating in the dreaded “mom …
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Joy, Joy, Joy
During my prayer podcast listening experience yesterday we read from Romans 12: 11-12. Paul, in the previous verses was instructing the early Christians in everyday life. It is here in verse 11 that Paul reminds us to persevere in our zeal for the Lord and to live our lives accordingly. Did you know that a …
Advent in July
The past year and a half I have felt as if I were perpetually waiting. I have been working on moving in a new direction, career wise, and that kind of thing requires time. In my case, a year and a half to be exact. During this time I diligently took an online course that …
Surrender and God’s Peace
It’s 1 a.m. and I can hear the beautiful songs of birds outside my window. I find it strange, as it is not a sound I usually hear in my neighborhood at this hour. For the past two nights my youngest has had need of me in the pre-dawn, early morning hours. As this is …
Pentecost
“Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” Ps 104. We take a moment to reflect upon this beautiful psalm today as we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. It is the Spirit of the Lord that was gifted to the apostles in the wake of Jesus returning to the Father. …
Our daily bread
If you grew up in a Catholic household like mine, you probably learned the entire Our Father long before you could even spell your own name. The Our Father is a prayer I have recited a few million times in my life and counting. While I have always revered it as the words Jesus gave …
Bread of Life
We read from John’s Gospel this week Ch. 6 verses 22-59. Jesus refers to Himself over and over again as The Bread of Life sent from the Father to give eternal life to those who believe. But what did He mean by referring to Himself as bread? First, Jesus meant to mention Himself as sustenance …
Emmaus
Were not all the disciples incredibly relatable? Jesus handpicked followers that represented the average people of the day. By design, some two thousand years later, we see ourselves and our neighbors so accurately depicted. Scripture tells us that two of Jesus’s disciples, three days after His death, went on a journey several miles from Jerusalem …
Loss
Loss is never easy. Loss always challenges us. It challenges our will power to overcome devastation. It challenges our resolve to rise from the ashes victorious. It challenges our belief system and values, often ushering in those crippling, defeatist questions, “Where is God?” “Does he care about me?” As our world continues to labor under …
Lenten Reflection Day 39
“You are what you eat.” Today we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist. Jesus breaking bread with His disciples explaining to them that He is the bread of Life. Those who eat of this bread will never die. He instructs them to continue this sacred meal in remembrance of Him. Our Catholic faith professes the …