"Holiness consists not in doing uncommon things, but in doing all common things with an uncommon fervor." (Cardinal Manning) What is that uncommon fervor? It is simply love. The more we do all...
“Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return...
1Keep silence before me, O coastlands; let the nations renew their strength. Let them draw near and speak; let us come together for judgment. 2Who has stirred up from the East the champion...
Thought of the Day
By spiritaflame 12:19 PM Thought of the Day"St. Jerome was lamenting that his wretched and sinful state left him nothing to offer God. The Lord said to him, 'Jerome, give me your sins.'" Have we ever thought that sometimes we...
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking...
"We live the way we pray; we pray the way we live. If we want to change the way we live, we change the way we pray." (Louis Evely) What is prayer but...
"The soul of one who loves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, and is always in the mood for singing." (John of the Cross) Joy is a fruit of the Holy...
What do we learn from St. James on his feast day? We follow his journey: one of the first to respond to Jesus's call to discipleship; part of the intimate community of three...
Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.(George Bernanos) Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.(George Bernanos) ...
DEALING WITH THE ROOTS OF SIN "I do not do what I want to do but what I hate....the desire to do right is there but not the power. What happens is that...
I was consoling a little girl who was sick and had much pain,' said Mother, 'I told her: you should be happy that God sent you suffering, because your sufferings prove that God...
The power of Christ is so great that evil spirits fall powerless before Him...and cannot bear even the mention of his name. (St. Athanasius) The power of Christ is so great that evil...
After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (of Tiberias). A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain,...
Blessed are they who place themselves in the hands of Jesus. He will place himself in their hands. (Anonymous) Blessed are they who place themselves in the hands of Jesus. He will place...
"I have no longer any desire except that of loving Jesus unto folly. Yes, it is love alone that attracts me. I no longer desire suffering nor death, and yet, I love both....
"Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you; I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only your will be...
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true of beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...
What does it mean for Christ to be the First Fruits? First on the personal level. Do we know Jesus personally from some experiential moment or do we know of Jesus because others...
The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He had sent them on mission two by two to prepare for and to share in his ministry. Do...
In suffering, one learns many things. One learns that it is important not to be responsible for deliberately bringing pain into the lives of other. One also learns that without a willingness to...
If I do not forgive everyone, I shall be untrue to myself. I shall then be acting as if I were innocent of the same offenses, and I am not. I must forgive...
On this Feast Day of St. Benedict, we reflect on some of his steps to humility. 1. Holy Fear of the Lord. 2. Seek the will of the Lord 3. Obedience to the...
Reading Reflections Fifteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Year B
By spiritaflame 10:36 AM Reading ReflectionsJesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. Up to this point, Jesus had invited them to follow him as disciples....
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great Nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that...
"Did you know that 52 of the 55 signers of the Declaration of Independence were orthodox, deeply committed Christians? The other three all believed in the Bible as the divine truth, the God...
"If you find yourself in front of – imagine! - in front of an atheist," and he tells you he doesn’t believe in God, you can read him a whole library, where it...
Reading Reflections: Fourteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Year B
By spiritaflame 10:56 AM Reading ReflectionsFourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. His native place was his home village of Nazareth. It was...
