On this Feast of St. Andrew, the Apostle, our reflections center around his response to Jesus. Along with John, he was the first to encounter and be encountered by Jesus. He was the...
Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec 3-11, 2016 First Day Dearest Lady of Guadalupe, fruitful Mother of holiness, teach me your ways of gentleness and strength. Hear my humble prayer...
John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" This call is consistent with the prophetic message of the Old...
The opening prayer from today’s Advent Mass will be the point of our reflection. “Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions, and in our trials grant us your compassionate help, that, consoled...
Put Christ Back Into Christmas! I invite you to join me in this most important effort if the birth of Christ has touched your lives. How? 1. Pray a Hail Mary each day...
Our life as Christians is a journey in which we encounter Jesus at different moments in different circumstances. These encounters are not initiated by us, but by Jesus, who desires to encounter us...
Prayers for Lighting the Advent Wreath Candles by William G. Storey First Week All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ may find an eager welcome at his coming...
Lord, I do not know the amount of time I have left in this life. I do know that my life on earth will end. What matters is how I live my life...
To be thankful cannot be limited to one day a year, just as our blessings do not happen only once a year. Everyday we receive many blessings, some of which we are not...
Jesus said to his disciples: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. This coming of the Son of Man can...
We should not be afraid of death, since death is inevitable and an instant in our journey. What we should be afraid of is dying outside of relationship with God. This will be eternal....
Thanksgiving Day Blessing Service Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen. Leader: Let us glorify the Lord who fills us with his...
"Indeed the blessed Mary certainly did the Father's will, and so it was for her a greater thing to have been Christ's disciple than to have been his mother, and she was more...
"Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, 'It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made...
Even thought the celebration of the Year of Mercy ends this Sunday, our reflection on and gratitude for God's unfathomable mercy should never end. As his mercy continues to be poured out upon...
November Mass for Men: Due to conflict scheduling, I had to change the Mass for Men from the First Saturday of November to this coming Saturday. Men's Mass November 19, 2016 7:30am 107...
"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary. O my adorable and loving Savior, consume my heart...
The rulers sneered at Jesus and said, "He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God." Here we have a connection with the temptation of...
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me." (Rev 3:20)...
In the Book of Revelation we read what the Spirit spoke to the Church in Ephesus: "Moreover, you have endurance and have suffered for my name, and you have not grown weary. Yet,...
"The saints are God's holy people. The apostle Paul speaks about all those who belong to Christ as 'holy people' or 'saints.' He directs his letters to 'those who have been consecrated in...
“No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ.” (Pope St. Leo the Great) On the cross...
Christ the King Novena Prayers (Nov 11-19, 2016) Christ, our Savior and our King, renew in me allegiance to Your Kingship. Day 1 – I pray for the grace to place You above...
St. Thomas More: A Father for All Seasons by Steve Wood You and I have only one chance to be a good Catholic father. We have to do it right the first time because...
"But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ." (1 Cor 3:11) Is Jesus...
"Do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may choose what is the will of God: what is good,...
As we honor the souls in Purgatory on this day, we reflect on the truths that have been revealed to us by God. First of all, all will die but death is not...
"When we are anxious we are inclined to over prepare. We wonder what to say when we are attacked, how to respond when we are being interrogated, and what defense to put up...
“I admit that we are all weak, but if we want help, the Lord God has given us the means to find it easily. Would you like me to teach you how to...
“Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden and waiting on the sick could be a prayer, if it were offered to God.” (St. Martin De Porres) Simple but profound! It is the...
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question...
We celebrate this Feast of All Saints not only to remind us of our true destiny, but to implore their intercession as we make our journey to God by imitating their example. Like...
