What if all the days of Lent had names instead of just a few? Let’s explore the days of Lent! See below this week’s posts to view the other weeks. Ephraim Saturday Perhaps I should have called this Unity Saturday since the readings are all about the mission of Jesus to gather all those who […]
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Separation Saturday Jesus came to bring all things back into unity. But we can resist this call by stubbornly clinging to what we think we know rather than working together to discover the Truth which is Jesus. Knowledge Friday There are different types of knowledge. A person could know many facts about another person without
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Squint Saturday There is not a commandment against squinting but spiritual squinting is very dangerous. What is it? It is when you take a sideways look at someone and compare yourself to them either by thinking that they are better than you (which expresses itself in envy, jealousy, and despair) or, as in today’s Gospel,
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Prodigal Saturday Today we can look at two prodigal characters and one who was not. Prodigal can mean either extremely wasteful or extremely generous. The younger son was extremely wasteful and his father was extremely generous. But the older son was neither. Therefore he could not pardon the excessive sin of his brother or understand
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Perfect Saturday How is God perfect? He is perfect in love. He is perfect love. In order to be perfect as he is perfect, we have to love to the greatest extent that we can. We can’t just love those who love us and are good to us. We must love and desire the salvation
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Perhaps one of the biggest sins is one we don’t notice. It is, after all, the sin of not noticing. It manifests itself in many hidden ways. Not noticing God: Not noticing people Not noticing the world Not even noticing yourself It leads us to sin in so many ways by making our minds dull
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Banquet Saturday This seems like the perfect day to have after Fast Friday. Today Matthew is converted and he and all his friends celebrate by having a banquet with Jesus. When a banquet is mentioned in the Gospels, it is a symbol of Heaven. Even though our goal of Easter might seem far away on
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Ash Wednesday Mass Readings from the USCCB What does it mean to return to God with your whole heart? What part of your heart do you keep back for yourself? Jl 2:12-18 Have you received the grace of God in vain? What is the grace of God? 2 Cor 5:20—6:2 What are you going to
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In the Lenten season, we often think about what we’re going to give up or what good practices we’re going to begin. In a certain sense, we focus on ourselves. We also often focus on the outside of the cup—what we will do or not do with our exteriors. But Jesus is interested in our
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The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer The Our Father is not only a wonderful prayer that we can pray every day of our lives. It is also a pattern of prayer that we can use as a meditation and a conversation with our Father. Here is an example: Our Father Since you are the Father
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