The celebration of the annual Feast of All Saints serves several purposes. One is to remind us of our own destiny according to God's plan. What is that? That we all become saints....
“Our faith in Jesus is not our belief that Jesus, the Son of God, lived long ago, performed great miracles, presented wise teachings, died for us on the cross, and rose from the...
It is easy for each of us to say that critical word which hurts another, to seemingly reject another, to be impatient with another. In doing so, we do not realize the deep...
Information Men's Mass Change
By spiritaflame 2:44 PM Men of GodCORRECTION: MEN'S MASS IN NOVEMBER HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER5, 2016 TO NOVEMBER 19, 2016 AT 7:30AM AT BISHOP JACOB'S HOUSE, 107 ALBANY DR, HOUMA, LA. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND BRING A...
At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. The journey from Galilee to Jerusalem took him through the town of...
St. Paul speaks about being a slave of Christ. What does he mean? A slave belongs to another, like property; serves another; is obedient to another no matter what is asked. In a...
Today's Gospel reading is about the Kingdom of God. Jesus uses two parables: the mustard seed and the leaven in the flour. Each allows itself to die to self in order to be...
"Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed...
St. Paul says: "I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, and magnanimity." Here is our...
"By habitually thinking of the presence of God, we succeed in praying twenty-four hours a day. The continual remembrance of the presence of God engenders in the soul a divine state."(St. Paul of...
Men of God: St. Joseph: Model
By spiritaflame 10:34 AM Men of GodGo to Joseph: Six Reflections on St. Joseph By Fr. Francis Peffley Joseph the Just Man John Paul II in his apostolic exhortation “The Guardian of the Redeemer” calls Joseph the just man....
"My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be faithful to him,...
Information: Correction
By spiritaflame 9:54 AM InformationOPPS! CORRECTION! OCTOBER’S MASS FOR MEN AT BISHOP’S HOUSE WAS CANCELED ON THE FIRST SATURDAY. IT IS NOW RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 7:30AM AT 107 ALBANY DR. HOUMA,...
OPPS! CORRECTION! OCTOBER’S MASS FOR MEN AT BISHOP’S HOUSE WAS CANCELED ON THE FIRST SATURDAY. IT IS NOW RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 7:30AM AT 107 ALBANY DR. HOUMA,...
Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. Have we found ourselves at times falling into this same mind-set? Two people went up to...
In the midst of the desolations St. Paul experienced in his life, he had the faith consolation that, abandoned by others, the Lord stood by him. He could have easily despaired in his...
By spiritaflame 11:22 AM Thought of the Day
"So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not rich in what pertains to God." (Lk 12:21) What does this mean? At the end of life what matters is...
Today's Gospel talks about the need to avoid the leaven of the Pharisees. What was that? Hypocrisy! To be double faced or doubled tongued. Living a double life. Externally appearing to be holy...
What is our identity? Pope Francis tells us to look to what God has done in our lives. We are chosen by him; we have been forgiven by him; we have been given...
10 Steps to Overcoming Pornography Addiction By Stephen Arterburn 1. First, you must acknowledge the addiction exists. Many who are caught in the trap of addiction will adamantly deny the problem. He who...
Jesus taught us by his life that the path of fulfilling the will of the Father is that of humility and humiliation. He humbled himself by embracing our humanity in all things but...
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. This parable is found only in the Gospel of Luke. This encouragement to pray always is...
"I live by the mercy of Jesus to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything." (St John XX111) All is mercy! From the beginning of my human existence to my...
"For freedom Christ has set you free. Do not return to the yoke of slavery." Lord, you have set us free from the bondage of sin, which in justice deserved eternal separation from...
“The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates...
Lord, as you received a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your humanity after your public commitment to do the Father's will, so you breathed on the Apostles after your resurrection and...
Guidelines for Growth in Holiness Seek and desire to become a saint. Make that a priority in your life. “Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal...
"If the Americans were as expert in spiritual matters as they are in business affairs, all of them would be saints." (Blessed Seelos) Do we have our priorities in right order? If the...
Reflection on the Scripture Twenty-eight Sunday Gospel C
By spiritaflame 11:02 AM Reading ReflectionsAs Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised...
"A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows." (Francis of Assisi) It is all about attitude! We can live in the dark shadows of life or we can move into the...
Jesus teaches us through the Parable of the Good Samaritan about his own life and about our life in imitation. What did the Good Samaritan, Jesus, do? He saw one in need of...
