SpiritualityJuly 24, 2022Persistence – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
"People in need and with great desires can be persistent. God can also be persistent. Some people use the phrase the hound of heaven to describe the way in which God continues to pursue us"
Daily LifeOur CultureSpiritualityJuly 12, 2022Apologizing Along with Pope Francis
Yes, I really need to apologize for my negative attitudes and my apathy.
SpiritualityJuly 06, 2022Patience and Silence
We cannot force ourselves to grow quickly or to be better human beings overnight. We have to wait patiently.
Our CultureSpiritualityJuly 05, 2022Sunset Safari
The hush of evening hung low interrupted intermittently by an African Jakana wading bird
Daily LifeSpiritualityJuly 03, 2022What We Carry … 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
"He invites us to come apart and rest for a while."
SpiritualityJune 29, 2022St. René Goupil, a Patron Saint of the Deaf
St. René is now looked on as a patron saint of the Deaf.
SpiritualityJune 26, 2022Jesus set his face resolutely – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time –
" There are Old Testament prophets who complained that they were not up to the task. The Lord basically told them to go and do the task."
SpiritualityJune 25, 2022Down The Rabbit Hole
. . . we fall into a rabbit hole: a situation in which you become so interested in a subject or an activity that you cannot stop trying to find out about it or doing it.(Cambridge Dictionary)
SpiritualityJune 24, 2022The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus : Threee moments of the day with the Sacred Heart
"The images that graced the walls of our parents' and grandparents' walls don't always work for younger people. As a matter of fact, they turn off many people."
- Our CultureSpiritualityJune 23, 2022
The Nativity ofJohn the Baptist
Today's poem, by Greg Kennedy, SJ, is something special for the feast day of St. John the Baptist.
SpiritualityJune 22, 2022Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
"died in Rome in 1591, while nursing people who has been stricken with the plague. He was just 23 years old."
Daily LifeSpiritualityUncategorisedJune 20, 2022Reconciliation.
:. . . responding to grace can make us free. Don’t be afraid to bother God with prayers of petition.."
Daily LifeSpiritualityJune 19, 2022Corpus Christi – Fathers’ Day – 20222 2022
"Let’s be mindful of our fathers, whether living or deceased. It is helpful to call to mind St. Joseph and his role in the life of Jesus"
Daily LifeSpiritualityJune 18, 2022Simple Reflections (Part 3)
The Holy Father further calls us to forge a personal and committed relationship with God which at the same time commits us to serving others, and learn to find Jesus in the faces of others, in their voices, in their pleas.
Daily LifeSpiritualityJune 16, 2022Simple Reflections
::. . . one of the two gr mandments, which ground every moral norm and as the clearest sign for discerning spiritual growth in response to God’s completely free gift of love. "
SpiritualityJune 16, 2022The Jesus of History vs. The Jesus of Faith: Which is the Real Jesus?
"The Jesus of the gospels is the only real historical Jesus” (p. 23)."J
SpiritualityJune 14, 2022Prayer and the Image of God
"Does this image affirm you or bring you down? Inspire you or discourage you?"
Our CultureSpiritualityJune 13, 2022Seeing with New Eyes
"As we traveled, I listened to shared stories, and became fully present to people in different settings. I was gradually being drawn into the miracle of life, natural and human."
SpiritualityJune 12, 2022Dances and Kisses: Trinity Sunday 2022
"If our relationship with the Divine is alive, we’ve probably changed quite often. Hopefully we are moving closer to perfection in God."
SpiritualityUncategorisedJune 11, 2022Saint Anthony of Padua
"He was so revered that he was canonized less than a year after he died, one of the most quickly canonized saints in the history of the Church."
SpiritualityJune 05, 2022Pentecost: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
At the time of our Confirmation, we hear reference to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
SpiritualityJune 03, 2022UNTANGLING THE KNOTS IN OUR LIVES
"As Pope Francis explained, when we fail to follow God’s will in our lives, “a kind of knot is created deep within us.” These knots take away our peace and serenity. They are dangerous, since many knots can form a tangle which becomes more and more painful and difficult to undo. "
- SpiritualityJune 02, 2022
Three Ways, Four Weeks?
"We have received compassion, and we now bring compassion, as Pope Francis so often bids us."
SpiritualityMay 31, 2022The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"Mary’s words show that she was humbled by the fact that God wanted to do such great works through her. Much has been written about the words and images of the Magnificat."
SpiritualityUncategorisedMay 28, 2022It’s A Lovely Day Today. No It’s Not. But it could Be!
"Prayer is one of the greatest antidotes against our recurring problems. Throughout his life, Jesus continually told the people: “Do not be afraid. Do not be anxious. "
- SpiritualityMay 17, 2022
Understanding Jean Vanier
"I see l’Arche as Vanier’s act of contrition that lasted more than half a century. Does that wash away the evil he did to his victims? "
SpiritualityMay 16, 2022A Prayer for The Aging in Times of Trouble
"A German saying adds another important aspect to my aging:“Too soon we become old. Too late we become wise."
SpiritualityMay 14, 2022Our Lady of the Lightning in Guadalajara, Mexico
"she is known as the principal advocate of those with urgent needs and those without work."
SpiritualityMay 01, 2022Simon Peter and Decisions – Third Sunday of Easter
"Why did Jesus have to make a fuss about testing Peter? Was it to get back at Peter for his threefold denial of the Lord during the Passion narrative?"
SpiritualityApril 30, 2022Saint Marie of the Incarnation
"Marie of the Incarnation had the courage and strength to keep saying Yes! to Jesus Christ in all the events of her life."
SpiritualityApril 29, 2022Zealous Zacchaeus
How a simple dinner invitation can change a person's life.