Saint Ignatius of Loyola – Have you ever questioned what your life is all about? Granted, our work is very important and occupies a large part of our time but is that all there is to life? What does our work really mean to us? Do we appreciate the work of others on our behalf? …
Saint Peter Chrysologus – Doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do, must reflect Jesus’ teaching. We visit the sick in the hospital or nursing home because it is the right thing to do. We volunteer at the local soup kitchen because it is the way Jesus taught us to serve …
Saint Martha – Martha was the practical doer and Mary was the mystical thinker. Our life is complete when we have a blend of both. To give our Lord a perfect hospitality, it is necessary that Martha and Mary should be joined together. Any approach to the Christian faith that emphasizes listening, thinking and receiving …
The only possible result of a dedicated campaign to whack away all the weeds in the world or the church would be the absolute destruction of every one of us. Instead, we wait in patience and in hope for the day when God will sort through the harvest, sift through the wheat and weeds in …
Jesus began with a few fishermen, tax collectors, prostitutes, sinners and the Church is everywhere today. By no means are any of us insignificant. It is now up to us to bring about the kingdom. We are to be leavening agents in our world. Through our actions and our words, we can make a difference. …
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – If someone could see inside your heart, the real treasury of your life, would they find perishable possessions or people; a husband, a wife, a significant other, a child or children, a brother or sister, a friend? Personal relationships are the greatest riches in life. And in these friendships …
Saint James – We all share in the power of the kingdom. How do we use it? We have the power for good in this world and in the community in which we live. What are we doing with it? We have the power to be positive and not negative. We have the power to …
Saint Sharbel Makhluf – Discipleship calls us to be careful and deliberate sowers of a harvest far greater and lasting than our own interests and profit. Christ calls us to be sowers of his Word in every situation and relationship especially when such sowing yields a harvest that benefits others far more than benefits us. Wherever …
Saint Bridget – For Jesus parables were used to communicate with people who are spiritually indifferent or unformed. These are people who fail to see the spiritual realities that are obvious to others. Perhaps there are times when we listen to what is being said but do not actually hear especially if God is speaking. …
Saint Mary Magdalene – We need to be messengers of the resurrection just as Jesus asked Mary of Magdala to be the first to proclaim to Peter and the others the good news of the empty tomb. We need to let go of our distant, detached image of Jesus so that we can take on …
