Matthew 25:14-30 We are Christians not because of what we believe. We are Christians not because of where we go to church. We are Christians because of and only because of whom we follow and serve; namely Jesus Christ whose name we bear and we demonstrate that by our acting in trust with what we …
Matthew 25:1-13 I pray that that all of us will keep our oil lamps filled through a life of prayer, through our sharing in the sacraments, through a life centered in the Eucharist and a life of service to one another. Then we can continue to become what God intended us to be
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The Passion of St. John the Baptist Mark 6:17-29 John the Baptist stands revealed before us in this gospel passage. He stands as a man of courage. John was a man who preferred death to falsehood. He lived for the truth and he died for the truth. He brought the voice of God to people; …
St. Augustine Matthew 23:27-32 Those who talk a good game never test themselves on the playing field. These are people who love to live in the past and in the future but have no guts to live in the present. Let us pray for one another that we will have the courage to live in …
St. Monica Matthew 23:23-26 We must remember that the Lord looks straight into our hearts and sees our intentions. Do we act righteously to gain the approval of others? Do we live out Jesus’ greatest commandment, which is to love one another as He has loved us?
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 13:22-30 The “narrow door” to God is difficult to enter. It is the way of limitless love, unconditional forgiveness, sacrificial selflessness; it can only be entered by letting go of our control, our pride, our self-absorption, our cynicism. But Jesus promises that anyone willing to struggle through the “narrow …
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 13:22-30 The “narrow door” to God is difficult to enter. It is the way of limitless love, unconditional forgiveness, sacrificial selflessness; it can only be entered by letting go of our control, our pride, our self-absorption, our cynicism. But Jesus promises that anyone willing to struggle through the “narrow …
St. Bartholomew John 1:45-51 Once we believe, we bring others to Jesus and get out of the way so that they can believe. God gives us the person who is in need of a kind word, the person who needs someone who will listen, the person who needs to be consoled, etc. God works through …
St. Rose of Lima Matthew 22:34-40 Sometimes love asks us to put aside our own dreams for those we love in order to enable them to realize their own dreams. Love can demand that we swallow our own disappointments and hurts in order to forgive, to support, to lift up. Love can require us to …
