The November Gospel readings give us many opportunities to reflect on our final end, eternal life. What can we learn from a dishonest steward? Jesus said that the children of this world are wiser than the children of light. Why is that? It is because the children of this world use everything to get what […]
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The Light of Faith “Your faith has saved you.” These words appear several times in the Gospels. What do they mean? Isn’t it Jesus who saves us? Without Jesus, there is no salvation. But if we think of salvation as a gift, we might see more clearly. Even the best gift is never any good
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A cold dark street. A shivering beggar. A soldier on horseback. What motivated that soldier to look at the beggar and then to give him half of his cloak? It was the only motivation that matters to Jesus: Love. Martin did many amazing things in his life. But the reason that this story is so
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Why do we have a feast celebrating a church in Rome? What does it mean for us? We celebrate this church not so much for its stones which could, like the temple in Jerusalem, one day be destroyed but for what it signifies: a Church united in love. Here we are really speaking about the
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This is a special day to remember all those who have departed from this life. They are our friends and we can help them finish their journey. The second Beatitude says, “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” All those who mourn are promised comfort along the way of life. Then, when
As proof that you are children, God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Galatians 4:6 One day this will be your feast day! Today is a day to rejoice and also to dream. As Christians, our dreams can never measure up to the reality of what God desires
On Prayer The Rosary: A House of Prayer The Rosary is an invitation to prayer. There are, of course, set prayers but these are the foundation on which to build a house to dwell in. Over the years, we’ve come across a number of ways to build up our Rosary house. A good way to
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St. Thérèse said that we are like little children who need their parents’ help to climb the stairs. We want to become saints, but we can’t become saints on our own. We depend on God for everything. We can’t do anything without his help. Sometimes, though, we think that we can do things on our
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In John’s Gospel, Jesus told his disciples that he would give them his Body and Blood as food and drink. This puzzled and confused them. What could he possibly mean by this? They did not know what he was going to do. Just before he died, Jesus gave his Apostles what seemed to be bread
