A Grieving Mother of Strength – Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
"What would it take you to stick to your principles and refuse to renounce your faith and its traditions?"...
10
Nov
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Nov
03
Nov
What’s Up Zak? Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Jesus can’t exactly walk up to your front door and ring the bell. It would take a LONG time for Jesus to walk up to every house in the world! You’d be all old and wrinkly by the time he finally got to yours...
02
Nov
The Faithful Departed – All Souls Day 2019
"We pray that the faithful departed may enter the full beatific vision of union with God, thus seeing God face to face.."...
01
Nov
All Saints 2019
"This is a day to celebrate all holy men and women, and ask for their prayers and intercession. We honour those who are known and recognized as enlightened souls, but also the unknowns and the misfits."...
31
Oct
Halloween Memories
"We are about to enter into a month of remembering: the faithful departed, saints, martyrs, and veterans of wars. On Halloween, we are basically telling death that it has no lasting power over us"...
27
Oct
Does God Listen to our Pleas? Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"What is needed is a listener who empathizes and helps the sufferer to know that they are not alone. Miracles have been performed at the kitchen table when two friends sit over mugs of coffee and commiserate."...
20
Oct
World Mission Sunday: Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"Pope Francis sees that our missionary spirit means that we press forward to the farthest frontiers. He speaks of how each of us is a mission. This means that we never stand still."...
14
Oct
Thanksgiving 2019
"Whatever this holiday includes for us, let’s make room in our day to pause and give thanks for all the good we have received."...
13
Oct
Offering Gratitude: Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"My experience is that it is often the foreigner, outsider or person on the margins and fringes who is spontaneous in offering gratitude. It may not always be words or prostration. It could be in simple, but heartfelt, action such as offering food or other gifts."...