Brother Lawrence who lived in the 1600's wrote a classic called The Practice Of The Presence Of God. "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than...
One of the contributing sins of Israel 's infidelity before God was their impatience. They could not wait on God's plan and timing. Instead, again and again they would take matters into their...
"Discipline is the other side of discipleship. Discipleship without discipline is like waiting to run in the marathon without ever practicing. Discipline without discipleship is like always practicing for the marathon but never...
Men of God April Mass
By spiritaflame 11:07 AM Men of GodInformation Men's Mass for April Saturday, April 1, 2017 7:30am Bishop's House 107 Albany Dr., Houma, La Fellowship afterwards Come and bring a friend. ...
So the sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus, saying, "Master, the one you love is ill." When Jesus heard this he said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is...
What prevents us from enjoying the grace of the present moment? Could it be more our attitude than our circumstances? I am reminded of a story I heard years ago. There was a...
"Touch, yes, touch, speaks the wordless words of love. We receive so much touch when we are babies and so little when we are adults. Still, in friendship touch often gives more life...
"A friend is that other person with whom we can share our solitude, our silence, and our prayer. A friend is that other person with whom we can look at a tree and...
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "Neither he nor...
Almost at the Lenten mid-point, it may be good for us to assess our progress. At this point, are we still focused on our Lenten resolutions? Have we experienced any headway in turning...
In the OT, the command by God for the Chosen People to remember and teach what God had done throughout their history was constant. It was important to pass this on to the...
During this Lenten season we become more conscious of God's great mercy through the death and resurrection of Jesus. He took upon himself our many sins and forgave them by becoming a sacrifice...
Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph. What do we learn from him? He is a man of silence, who hears the plan of God for him and acts on them in...
Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there...
Information: March Monthly Mass for Women Saturday, March 18, 2017 8 am Bishop Jacob's House 107 Albany Dr. Houma, La. Bring a friend. ...
We read that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. Give me the grace to always show you, Lord, the reverence, respect and awe that is your due. I know...
Conversion is a life time journey from the initial grace of salvation in Baptism to the final grace of dying in union with God. Though we have been given the grace of salvation,...
"We are invited to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and face the spiritual battle with the Evil One with the strength of the Word of God. Not with our words: they are worthless. The...
"To look back is helpful, and indeed necessary, to purify our memory, but to be fixated on the past, lingering over the memory of wrongs done and endured, and judging in merely human...
"Lent is the time to start breathing again. It is the time to open our hearts to the breath of the One capable of turning our dust into humanity. It is not the...
"Lent is a time for remembering. It is the time to reflect and ask ourselves what we would be if God had closed his doors to us. What would we be without his...
Men of God Mass
By spiritaflame 10:42 AM Men of GodInformation: Because of conflict in my schedule, there will be no Mass Saturday, March 4, 2017 at my house. Bishop ...
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. · Why these three? Over the course of time they became Jesus’ inner circle. They will...
"Prayer is the bridge between our conscious and unconscious lives. Often there is a large abyss between our thoughts, words, and actions, and the many images that emerge in our daydreams and night...
By spiritaflame 2:44 PM Thought of the Day
"Fortitude tells us to be strong and constant in the service of God, showing a cheerful face in trials, tribulations, weariness and sickness, as in prosperity and joy, and to be thankful to...
"As Lent is the time for greater love, listen to Jesus' thirst...'Repent and believe' Jesus tells us. What are we to repent? Our indifference, our hardness of heart. What are we to believe?...
"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know...
"We are afraid of emptiness.... We like to occupy-fill up-every empty time and space. We want to be occupied. And if we are not occupied we easily become preoccupied; that is, we fill...
Lent is our annual journey to the Pascal Mysteries of Jesus' death and resurrection. But it also reminds us of our life journey from birth in nature and grace to rebirth into eternity,...
Homily First Sunday of Lent A
By spiritaflame 10:14 AM HomilyHomily: First Sunday of Lent A Story: A man bought paint to refurbish the outside of his house. But he ignored the instructions on the can and thinned it liberally with water. After...
As we begin the Lenten season this Ash Wednesday, the Church gives us the two main thrusts for our journey. On receiving the ashes, we may have heard this formula: "Turn away from...
