Giving in to our impulses is not often seen as part of the spiritual walk, especially when they are from our weak human nature.
Lent with the Saints – Without Delay
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A Conversation with Jesus
We find Jesus outside the normal trade routes of the time in John’s Gospel, and he is in a place that many Jewish travelers would generally avoid because it was the area inhabited by the Samaritans. Yes, there is fear present due to bigotry and hatred.
Monica’s Praise Report 3/08/23
Have you ever just needed a minute? Have you ever just needed to vent to God? I mean, just lay it all out there at the foot of the cross?
Lent with the Saints – From Wealth to Rich Poverty
“Holiness consists in one thing: To do God’s will, as He wills it, because He wills it.” – St. Katharine Drexel
Faith Maintained
Genesis chapter 12 is entitled “Abram’s Call and Migration” and is our introduction to Abraham. The first point to notice is that his name at this point of the narrative is Abram;
Monica’s Praise Report 3/01/2023
Being disciplined by the Lord is not pleasant, but so necessary. He loves us just where we are on our journey to Him.
Miracle of Life – Weeks 4th to 6th
Though the mother is just now realizing that a new life is growing within her, the baby continues to grow at an incredibly miraculous rate during these weeks after conception.
Monica’s Praise Report 2/22/23
Recently, God has allowed women to gather for prayer several nights this past month to cover the whole world in prayer and ask God’s forgiveness and beg for His mercy and for a revival of faith in the world – a true turning back to Him!
Ready For Your Workout?
Lent is a period of 40 days of preparation before the celebration of Easter. It is an opportunity to renew your faith and to recommit to your relationship with Jesus.
Monica’s Praise Report 2/15/23
I am blessed to be loved and visited by friends who encourage me and yet still accept my humanness. One dear friend dropped by recently and our conversation drifted toward the topics of obedience and enemies.
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He is Calling
A Reflection on the Gospel for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 13, 2023 Gospel: Mt 14:22-33 A man at my parish was struggling to overcome a habitual sin. He said to me, “Father, I know the chance that I will commit sin again is really high. Why should I keep...
Feast of the Transfiguration
A Reflection on the Readings on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Sunday, August 6, 2023 First Reading: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 Alleluia: Mt 17:5c Second Reading: 2 Pt 1:16-19 Gospel: Mt 17:1 The Book of Daniel may appear to be prophetic in nature, but it is...
Monica’s Praise Report 7-26-23
Praise to the God of Miracles! Praise be His holy Name! Praise the God Who writes His law on our hearts! Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. Thank You, Lord, for all thy benefits. Thank You for broken appliances because they remind us of days gone by and the hard...
If I Asked God for Something
A Reflection on the Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 30, 2023 Reading 1: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 Reading 2: Rom 8:28-30 Alleluia: Cf. Mt 11:25 Gospel: Mt 13:44-52 In today’s first reading, God appears to Solomon in a dream, saying He will give him...
Monica’s Praise Report 7-18-23
All praise and all thanksgiving to Him who is, was, and always will be! Praise You, Lord, for Your constancy and goodness. Praise You for Your perfect justice and never-ending mercy. Praise You, Lord, the Gate, the Way, the Truth, the Light! Thank You Almighty God for...
Are We Little Enough?
First Reading: Wis 12:13, 16-19 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 Second Reading: Rom 8:26-27 Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 The very beginning and the very end of our Gospel today, that being the Gospel Acclamation: "Blessed are you Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth;...
Miracle of Life – Weeks 23rd to 26th
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you… plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. - Jeremiah 29:11 The intricacy of the weeks of pregnancy are incredible as we journey through them. God has plans for the baby for growth and...
Monica’s Praise Report 7-12-23
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of Endless Glory! Glory and honor to the almighty, everlasting, God. You are God, all-merciful, all-loving, all-powerful. You are the Gate, the Door, the Way. You are the great I AM, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thank You,...
Monica’s Praise Report 7-5-23
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Praise be His Holy Name! Praise be to and in and through His Most Sacred Heart! Praise and honor and glory to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! Praise be to The Creator of all life. Thank You Lord for Your loving...
Far Greater Can Await Us
Reading 1: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Responsorial Psalm: Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 Reading 2: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Gospel: Mt 10:37-42 Our first reading from 2nd Kings is an interesting story about the prophet Elisha and a Shunammite woman who showed him hospitality. On the...