Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Novena Prayer (September 29-October 7) Blessed Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer before you. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you in accordance with your...
As we enter into the deeper life which the Spirit calls us in through the Baptism of Fire, we learn the meaning of the cross in Jesus' life and in the life of...
Thought of the Day September 28, 2017 The grace of remorse
By spiritaflame 10:09 AM Thought of the DayRemorse is not simply remembering something from the past but something that remains an open wound which needs healing. "It is an open wound, which, when we have done something wrong in our...
Homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday Year A Reading 1. This reading is a follow-up to last Sunday’s first reading. Last Sunday we heard, “My thoughts are not your thoughts; my plans are not...
“If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.” (St. Vincent de Paul) How important is it to fully center our lives in God,...
Reflection on the Scripture Twenty-sixth Sunday Gospel A
By spiritaflame 9:32 AM Reading ReflectionsTwenty-sixth Sunday Ordinary Time: Gospel Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus said: "What is your opinion? Jesus addresses the question to the religious leaders of his day, who have rejected both John the Baptist and himself....
Here is an interesting reflection to spend time on as we evaluate our relationship with God. It is called "Dying to self". When you are forgotten or neglected and you don't hurt with...
Cardinal John Newman once wrote: "God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission--...
Thought of the Day September 22, 2017 The victory of the cross
By spiritaflame 9:36 AM Thought of the DayWhen The Word embraced our humanity through his self-emptying, he enhanced and dignified our humanity. The Original Fall of our ancestors, with its consequences, cloudied the dignity of the human person. By uniting...
The focus of Christ's servanthood was not self but other: that other being the Father and us. "I solemnly assure you, the Son cannot do anything by himself--he can do only what he...
Homily for the Twenty-fifth Sunday Year A Reading 1. The first reading speaks an obvious mystery we sometimes struggle with: God’s ways and God’s thoughts are beyond us. Even so, we are to...
To grow in the life of the Spirit, we have to remove the masks and empty ourselves of the false self, so that we can fully embrace the authentic self seen, called by...
Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Gospel A Jesus told his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After...
Thought of the Day September 19, 2017 True self vs false self
By spiritaflame 9:23 AM Thought of the DayWe continue our reflection on Philippians 2:5-11. In Jesus' kenosis (emptying) while remaining the same, he took on the less without becoming less. In our kenosis we too remain the same human person,...
Reflecting on Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11, what do we learn from the life and teachings of Jesus on the mystery of self-emptying and servanthood? When the Word embraced our humanity through...
Twenty-Third Sunday A Gospel Matt 18:21-35 Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Peter thinks he is...
Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday Year A First Reading and the Gospel focus on the question of forgiveness. In the first reading the issue is approach from two different perspectives. Should we act...
On this the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, it would do us well to meditate on the seven sorrows endured by Mary. 1. Prophesy of Simeon in the Temple: “This child is...
Thought of the Day September 14, 2017 The Exaltation of the Cross
By spiritaflame 2:43 PM Thought of the Day“The Cross stands before us in these days as an eloquent symbol of God's love for humanity. … In his Passion, Death and Resurrection, we are shown that the last word in...
Thought of the Day September 13, 2017 Shame vs Repentance
By spiritaflame 2:37 PM Thought of the Day“Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow, but a psycho/spiritual...
In a sense what baptism of water, baptism of the spirit and baptism of fire do for us is regenerate the heart. Baptism of water gives us the heart of a new creature....
When we surrender our sinful need to be in total control, we do not surrender the use of our free will. We freely choose to exercise this gift in a way that is...
Thought of the Day September 8, 2017 Get out of the Lord's way
By spiritaflame 10:11 AM Thought of the DayWe have to learn to get out of the Lord's way and freely choose to allow him to work in whatever way he desires in our life. Too often we resist the Lord...
Information Monthly Mass for Women Saturday, September 9, 2017 8am Bishop's House 107 Albany Dr. Houma, La Fellowship afterwards Bring a friend ...
Thought of the Day September 7, 2017 Attitude of surrender
By spiritaflame 9:52 AM Thought of the DayTo surrender our will to the Lord is not so much an action to accomplish as much as an attitude out of which we live. It is an attitude of letting go, of...
Homily Twenty-Third Sunday Year A
By spiritaflame 9:25 AM HomilyHomily for Twenty-Third Sunday Year A First Reading: What is the main issue of the first reading? We are called to be obedient to God in all things, even in regards to one...
Thought of the Day September 6, 2017 Surrender to the Lord
By spiritaflame 9:17 AM Thought of the DayTo surrender or yield to the Lord does not violate the gift of free will. To freely choose to be in the will of God, to freely unite my imperfect will with God's...
Twenty-Third Sunday A Gospel Matt 18:21-35 Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Peter thinks he is...
Thought of the Day September 5, 2017 Surrender to the Lord
By spiritaflame 9:51 AM Thought of the DaySurrendering one's life and will to the Lord. Jesus is the model for us. He totally yielded himself and surrendered himself to do the full will of the Father. "I have come to...
The journey to holiness is not difficult. It is a response to God's grace. Paul tells us in his First Letter to the Thessalonians: "This is the will of God, your holiness."(4:4) There...
