About today Readings Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Timothy 3: 14-16. How great are the works of the Lord! – Psalm 110 (111): 1-6. Luke 7: 31-35. A sword will pierce your own soul too We look around our world through our many means of communication, and indeed there are many things that worry us. … Read more
Are you new to prayer Prayer – communicating with God – is an important and powerful way to grow spiritually. If you haven’t prayed much, starting a prayer habit may seem intimidating, but it should be a pleasant process. God will pick you up where you are when you choose to pray. Experiencing the miracle … Read more
About today Readings Ss Cornelius and Cyprian 1 Timothy 4: 12-16. How great are the works of the Lord! – Psalm 110 (111): 7-10. Luke 7: 36-50. Your many sins are forgiven The Pharisees in today’s gospel are trapped in a misogynist mindset that limits the humanity of the “sinful woman” to her alleged sexual … Read more
I had never prayed before when I was praying for salvation. When I was sixteen and hearing the gospel for the first time, I knew immediately that I wanted Jesus. And so I prayed and offered a Savior words that I hardly knew but that I was dying to follow. Quickly realizing that prayer was … Read more
About today Readings St. Robert Bellarmine. Day of repentance 1 Timothy 6: 2-12. Happy the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs! – Psalm 48 (49): 6-10, 17-20. Luke 8: 1-3. We didn’t bring anything into the world and we can’t make anything out of it Two millennia after St. Paul’s letter to … Read more
On this Labor Day, let us remember the power of prayer over our work. Whether you have a job you love, have trouble at work, or lose your job, God has a plan and a purpose in your life for this time of year. Prayer can have a major impact on our work and our … Read more
There is no need to strive to be with God as God is always with us – in our world and in creation. Growing up in a Middle Eastern / Italian family in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, my favorite book at school was the religion textbook My Way To God. English wasn’t my first … Read more
5. A general prayer of intercession When we give ourselves up to pray for our world, it can be difficult to discern the exact subject that we should be addressing in prayer. Praying for the world can be daunting at times. In addition to prayers for peace, healing, hardship and the knowledge of Christ, there … Read more
About today Readings 1 Timothy 6: 13-16. Come into the presence of the Lord with joy – Psalm 99 (100). Luke 8: 4-15. The parable of the sower But on good ground, it is these who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patient … Read more
Hurricane Ida has placed Louisiana and much of the east coast in an ongoing state of emergency with significant damage and devastation. Ida is reported to be the second most intense hurricane to hit Louisiana since the last island hurricane in 1856, after Hurricane Katrina. The people of Louisiana and the East Coast who are … Read more