I like to think of myself on the “good” side of Bible stories – as Moses, ever trusting God, or as Paul, sacrificing everything for the Gospel, or as one of Jesus’ devoted disciples.
Ever Complaining
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The Source & Summit of Our Faith
A cursory reading of our scriptures for this Sunday makes it clear that our readings are very Eucharistic in nature.
Come Away
In next Sunday’s Gospel, we are presented with the gathering of the Apostles just after they were sent out two by two by Jesus to preach repentance, drive out demons, anoint, and cure the sick.
Kerygma – Proclaiming the Gospel Message
As Catholics, we are called daily to make a choice…will we choose life (the Lord) or will we choose death (the world)? Will I carry my cross daily as the Lord instructs us in Luke 9:23 or will be ashamed of the cross? Will I be the Lord’s prophet and proclaim HIS word to the world around me?
Rejecting Prophets
This Sunday’s readings tell of rejected prophets, first Ezekiel in the Old Testament, then Jesus in the Gospel.
Mercy’s Healing Touch
The primary purpose of the Book of Wisdom is the glorification of the splendor and worth of divine wisdom. It teaches that the virtue of justice is the application of wisdom to moral conduct.
What Calms the Sea Calms the Fears!
This Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are presented with a compilation of readings that ring with the proclamation that God is God, and we are not.
The Church, God’s Means of Redemption
Last Sunday was the Feast of Corpus Christi, where the Church celebrated the body of the Lord Jesus Christ. Even though Christ has only “one body,” that body manifests itself in various forms; as the risen body of Christ, as the Eucharist, in our priests (in persona Christi) and in the Church.
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Monica’s Praise Report 4/26/23
Praise be Jesus Christ! Now and forever! He is the Gate, the Way, the Truth. He is all Loving, all Mercy, perfect Justice. His thoughts are not our thoughts, for He is constant and all Good. Thank You Lord for all thy benefits. Thank You Lord for all the trials and...
The Shepherd’s Voice
A Reflection on the Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 30, 2023 First Reading: Acts 2:14a, 36-41Responsorial Psalm: Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6Second Reading: 1 Pt 2:20b-25 Gospel: Jn 10:1-10 I sometimes wonder why Jesus uses the examples He does in his...
The Early Church
A Reflection on the Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2023 Reading 1: Acts 2:14, 22-33 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Reading 2: 1 Pt 1:17-21 Gospel: Lk 24:13-35 Once again, our first reading this week comes from St. Luke’s: “The Acts...
Monica’s Praise Report 4/19/23
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Praise be His Holy name! Praise be God the Father! Praise be the Holy Spirit! Praise be to the three in one! Thank You God for all thy benefits! Thank You for the graces received in the Sacraments. Thank You for community....
Jesus, I Trust in You!
During this glorious Easter Octave, we celebrate the sacrifice and the glory of the Risen Christ. Through His sacrifice, Jesus showed us the most perfect love and extended an ocean of mercy upon each of us. This undeserved gift should change us and prepare us to...
Doubting Thomas
A Reflection on the Readings for the Second Sunday in the Second Sunday of Easter, April 16, 2023 Reading 1: Acts 2:42-47 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Reading 2: 1 Pt 1:3-9 Gospel: Jn 20:19-31 This week, we celebrate the second Sunday of Easter, also...
Monica’s Praise Report 4/12/23
Does it feel empty? That’s the question I was asked recently during a holy conversation after my oldest was married. It took me off guard. Was she asking, does the house feel empty? Does it feel like we have less of a family now? Remember, though, this was a holy...
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Yet it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, while we thought of him as stricken, as one smitten by God and afflicted. But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins; upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his...
Monica’s Praise Report 4/05/23
“...do not worry beforehand about what you are to say. But say whatever will be given to you at that hour. For it will not be you who are speaking but the Holy Spirit.” - Mark 13:11 Every time, I forget that I have made this commitment to share a Praise Report. Every...
Saint Peter Regalado
Saint Peter Regalado Today is March 30, 2023. Today is the feast day of St. Peter Regalado. St. Peter Regalado was born in 1390 in Valladolid, Spain. He was raised by his mother who could see signs of holiness in him at a very young age. He would be in devotion for...