Thought of the Day May 29, 2015 "Mary was more blessed because God was born in her soul than because He was born from her in the flesh." (St. Augustine) ...
By spiritaflame 10:18 AM Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day May 28, 2015 "Late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it...
"Behold, I am doing something New" Is 43:19 Part I What was the new thing God was doing in the midst of his people who were in exile? Let us read the passage...
By spiritaflame 10:23 AM Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day May 27, 2015 "You respond clearly, but not everyone hears clearly. All ask what they wish, but do not always hear the answer they wish. Your best servant is...
By spiritaflame 9:57 AM Prayers
Novena Honoring the Body and Blood of Christ – May 29-June 6, 2015 I thank You, Jesus, my Divine Redeemer, for coming upon the earth for our sake, and for instituting the adorable...
By spiritaflame 9:55 AM Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day May 26, 2015 "Rejoice in the Lord, not in the world. That is, rejoice in the truth, not in wickedness; rejoice in the hope of eternity, not in the...
By spiritaflame 10:27 AM Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day May 25, 2015 The Trinity "How can plurality co-exist with unity, or unity with plurality? To examine the fact closely is rashness, to believe it is piety, to know it...
By spiritaflame 10:18 AM Reading Reflections
Feast of the Holy Trinity Gospel Reflections Mt 28:16-20 B The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. "Eleven": as of yet Judas had not been...
By spiritaflame 10:25 AM Thought of the Day
Thought for the Day May 22, 2015 Holy Spirit "The Spirit came to finish in us, what Christ had finished in Himself, but left unfinished as regards us. To (the Spirit) it is...
By spiritaflame 9:48 AM Thought of the Day
Thought for the Day May 21, 2015 Holy Spirit "The true Director of souls, the intimate Master, the soul of the spiritual life is the Holy Spirit. Without Him, as we have already...
One of the central mysteries of our faith as Catholics and other Christians is the belief that there is only One God who is Triune in Person. The Trinity: We believe in One...
By spiritaflame 10:01 AM Thought of the Day
Thought for the Day May 19, 2015 Holy Spirit "The Holy Spirit makes us bold and urges us to contemplate God’s glory in our daily life and work. It spurs us to experience...
By spiritaflame 3:41 PM Thought of the Day
Thought for the Day May 18, 2015 "What needs to be guarded is the life of the Spirit within us. Especially we who want to witness to the presence of God's Spirit in...
By spiritaflame 12:17 PM Teachings
BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT I bring you good news: the Spirit is alive in the Church. The Spirit is here now in our midst. I bring you good news: It is the...
By spiritaflame 11:41 AM Reading Reflections
Solemnity of Pentecost: Gospel On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their...
By spiritaflame 5:02 PM Thought of the Day
May 17, 2015 HOLY SPIRIT “When a heart becomes hardened, it’s not free and if it’s not free it’s because that person isn't capable of love. That (is what the) Apostle John says...
Jesus leaves, he ascends into heaven, that it, he returns to the Father from whom he had been sent into the world. He has completed his work, so he returns to the Father....
By spiritaflame 2:03 PM Thought of the Day
"The Ascension does not point to Jesus’ absence, but tells us that he is alive in our midst in a new way.He is no longer in a specific place in the world as...
The Trinity
By spiritaflame 11:42 AM TeachingsA priest went into a second-grade classroom of the parish school and asked, ““Who can tell me what the Blessed Trinity means?”” A little girl lisped, ““The Blethed Twinity meanth there are thwee...
Novena to the Holy Spirit
By spiritaflame 10:30 AM PrayersMay 15-23, 2015 Opening Prayers All: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love. Amen. V.Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be...