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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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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Mother Cabrini is one of my favorite saints. I chose her as my confirmation name when I was confirmed in 2016. She was obedient to Pope Leo XIII when he told her to go to the United States even though she wanted to be a missionary to China. I wanted her to help me 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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The life of Saint Vincent de Paul is a great example of the transforming power of God’s grace. Today, he is known as a great saint who worked to aid the poor and suffering. He preached the Gospel, cared for orphans, and protected the weak. But as a young man, Vincent was not at all
To see the previous months of this series, click here. December 31, 2023 Sunday “A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.” —Lk 2:22-40 Jesus is the one who unites us to our families. He unites all families into his family so that we can all live happily together forever.
