October 12, 2024
Our scripture from Galatians is one of hope and promise! The gift of faith in Jesus fulfills the promise of eternal life. We believe Jesus came to show us the way, forgive sin, and lead us to the Father. It seems obscure to think of ourselves as descendants of Abraham. It was so long ago […]
October 11, 2024
Memorial of Saint John XXIII, Pope The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these too are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise […]
October 10, 2024
Pass them by. Ignore them. Loose eyesight. They don’t exist. Street people shake our emotional branches, and if we take notice at all, a twinge of guilt surfaces. We don’t know who is in need and who isn’t. It’s quite a dilemma. And so, they ask. How we respond is telling. Now, we may not […]
October 9, 2024
Many of us may remember learning our prayers as a child. My late husband, Joe, shared the story of his older brother teaching him the Our Father. Tom, who was ten years older, told his little brother that if he would learn the Our Father, then Tom would teach Joe how to get out of […]
October 8, 2024
Mary has chosen the better part… We are called to choose how we will live the call to discipleship given at the moment of our Baptism and Confirmation. The Spirit gives us the wisdom and courage to make choices that will lead us to fulfill the words we say so often: thy kingdom come, thy […]
October 7, 2024
Every morning, when we rise, we are met with the irony of having one more day of life but one less day to live. And we ask ourselves how to make the most of the time we have been gifted. Today’s Gospel answers the question and reminds us of what will come beyond our numbered […]
October 6, 2024
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our year-long journey through the gospel of Mark (with occasional stops in the gospel of John) finds us now facing a topic that has been debated and agonized over even long before the beginnings of Christianity – the question of divorce. This topic raises another concern connected with divorce: the […]
October 5, 2024
Memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska, virgin I don’t remember when I first read St. Faustina’s Diary, but I remember how it touched my soul. Reading about her natural yet supernatural conversations with Jesus kindled my hope. Perhaps I could learn to trust in God. Reading about her experiences with illness gave me the courage to […]
October 4, 2024
Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi Woe to you, Chorazin,…Bethsaida,… Capernaum…. We rarely have examples of Jesus cursing those who refused to listen to his message. What struck me about these sayings of Jesus after visiting Israel was that nothing was left of these three cities. We’re not even sure exactly where they were located. […]
October 3, 2024
Something about my maternal grandfather, Marcelino, always stood out to me. Marcelino made it a point to pray daily and seek guidance from the Holy Spirit, who helped him understand his daily mission. He would pray at the table, discern his path, put on his hat, and then head out to fulfill his duties. He […]
