About today Readings 31st Sunday in normal time Deuteronomy 6: 2-6. I love you, Lord, my strength – Psalm 17 (18): 2-4, 47, 51.Hebrews 7: 23-28. Mark 12: 28-34. Love your next Loving your neighbor seems easy, and yet it can be the greatest challenge to a faithful life. Sometimes our neighbors try our patience. … Read more
You may have heard that couples who pray together stay together. You know the importance of praying together as a couple, but you need help. Where do you start What if the words don’t come Is there a right or wrong way to pray? How can I personally pray for our relationship? If you are … Read more
A culture of disarmament begins with ourselves and with how the world values people. When he was five years old, the father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga gave him armor, presumably complete with a small sword. That was taken for granted back then. Noble families had to be ready to fight in the perpetual wars and … Read more
About today Readings Day of repentance 1 Timothy 1: 1-2, 12-14. You are my heir, O Lord – Psalm 15 (16): 1-2, 5, 7-8, 11. Luke 6: 39-42. Can the blind lead the blind? “The blind leads the blind” can still be heard today to describe the incapable who leads the equally incapable. If our … Read more
I have three girls at home of my own and I often look for ways to teach them the truths of God’s Word. I love teaching the Bible, but I have found many times that because of its attention spans (ages 5, 3, and 5 months) and my limited time, it can be difficult to … Read more
About today Readings 1 Timothy 1: 15-17. Blessed be the name of the Lord forever – Psalm 112 (113): 1-7. Luke 6: 43-49. Whoever hears me builds his house on a rock I struggle with my flawed nature sometimes. Why do I keep making the same mistakes? When will I ever have it all together? … Read more
About today Readings 24. Sunday in normal time Isaiah 50: 5-9. I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living – Psalm 114 (116): 1-6, 8-9. James 2: 14-18. Mark 8: 27-35. You are the messiah Dear Lord, Peter told you that he believed that you were the Messiah … Read more
About today Readings John Chrysostom 1 Timothy 2: 1-8. Bless the Lord for he has heard my prayer – Psalm 27 (28): 2, 7-9. Luke 7: 1-10. See how you see, hear as you speak, act as you wish Saint John Chrysostom, “the golden mouth” (born 449 AD), was a gifted homilist whose influence continues … Read more
About today Readings Triumph of the cross Numbers 21: 4-9. Do not forget the works of the Lord! – Psalm 77 (78): 1-2, 34-38. Philippians 2: 6-11. John 3: 13-17. God sent his Son that through him the world might be saved A humbling thought that God chose to be born a poor baby to … Read more
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