The man whispered "God, speak to me" and a Bluebird sang, but the man did not hear. So the man yelled "God speak to me!" and the thunder rolled across the sky. But...
Homily: Thirty-first Sunday Year C Reading 1: We acknowledge God’s magnificence and his otherness and our dependency upon him. The truth is that in the presence of God we are nothing. We are...
"Now one of the things we must cast out first of all is fear. Fear narrows the little entrance of our heart. It shrinks our capacity to love. It freezes up our power...
Thirty-first Sunday Gospel Reflections C 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...
I came across this story. In Ivan endures all the horrors of a Soviet prison camp. One day he is praying with his eyes closed when a fellow prisoner notices him and says...
"Although love involves freedom, not all freedom involves love. I cannot love unless I'm free, but, because I'm free, still I may not love as I please....True love wants to be free from...
Let me share a story of a man who was at sea alone in a small boat. A storm arose, battered the little boat and threatened to overwhelm it. The man prayed. Then...
Homily Thirtieth Sunday Year C Reading 1: The main themes in this reading are: 1. God shows no partiality; the weak and oppressed he...
The humble receive praise the way a clean window takes the light of the son. The truer and more intense is the light is, the less you see of the glass....Humility is the...
A story is told about a young boy who was trapped at the roof of their burning house. The smoke was so thick that he cannot see anything around him. He was crying,...
"Accordingly, there are five kinds of forgiveness in the Bible. First is Judicial Forgiveness. This is the eternal forgiveness of all sins of the one who has trusted Christ, (Acts 26:18; Eph. 1:7)....
The famed psychiatrist Dr. Karl Menninger (Today in the Word, March 1989, p. 8) once said that if he could convince the patients in psychiatric hospitals that their sins were forgiven, 75 percent...
A man got lost in the desert. Walking and walking, he was so desperate to slack his thirst with a drink of water, then, he found a shack and entered to look for...
Homily: Twenty-ninth Sunday Year C Reading 1: The power of prayer. Human power unsupported by God is not power at all. Human power—Joshua and the Israelites were waging war against the Amaleks. Human...
Thought of the Day October 16, 2019 Give Jesus everything
By spiritaflame 12:02 PM Thought of the DayA legend involving St. Jerome and the Infant Jesus. That one Christmas night, right in the very grotto at Bethlehem, St. Jerome was praying and thinking about the birth of Jesus. Suddenly our...
Thought of the Day October 15, 2019 We are instruments in the Lord's hands
By spiritaflame 6:12 PM Thought of the DayFr. Anthony de Melo in his book, Taking Flight, that there once lived a man so godly. He had no notion that he was holy. His holiness lay in this – he forgot...
A famous multimillionaire, while attending a dinner, heard a discussion on the subject of prayer. After listening for a while, the man of means exclaimed with a sneer, “Prayer maybe alright for some...
Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, one day said to Fr. Lainz: “Suppose God let you choose, either to go to heaven now or to stay on earth with the chance...
Today's reflection is on the role of change in our lives. Leo Tolstoy said: “Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.” Isn't this true for the most of us?...
Homily: Twenty-eight Sunday Year C Reading 1: What is so special about this reading? Naaman was not a member of the chosen race. He was a pagan, who worshiped other gods. He has...
Reflection on Scripture Twenty-eight Sunday Gospel C Faith leads to healing
By spiritaflame 9:24 AM Reading ReflectionsTwenty-eight Sunday Gospel C As 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...
Having sought and fulfill the Father’s will in the area of righteousness and justice, Jesus tells us to imitate his zeal for righteousness: “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” (Mt...
Thought of the Day October 7, 2019 Not my will, but yours be done.
By spiritaflame 9:33 AM Thought of the DayIn spite of his good works in the name of the Father, Jesus was rejected by his relatives and towns people, by the religious leaders, who called him a follower or the Devil,...
Jesus prayed at the death of Lazarus and at Lazarus' restoration to life. We too face deep moments of sorrow with others. Knowing that the hour had come to enter into his paschal...
Thought of the Day October 3, 2019 The righteousness of Jesus
By spiritaflame 3:22 PM Thought of the DayIn spite of his good works in the name of the Father, he was rejected by his relatives and towns people, by the religious leaders who called him a follower or the Devil,...
Homily: Twenty-seventh Sunday Year C Reading 1: Ever cry out to God and feel there was no one listening because nothing happen the way you expected? Is it because our insight and vision...
Thought of the Day October 2, 2019 Jesus and the will of God
By spiritaflame 9:55 AM Thought of the DayLet us reflect on the rhythm in the life of Jesus. Sensing the deep call from the Father, he went down to the Jordan to verbalize his yes to the Father, without knowing...
Reflection on Scripture Twenty-seventh Sunday Gospel C Increase our faith
By spiritaflame 10:46 AM Reading ReflectionsTwenty-Seventh Sunday Gospel Reflections C The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." · Have you ever felt like asking Jesus this same thing? The Lord replied, "If you have faith the...
Thought of the Day October 1, 2019 Righteousness and the will of God
By spiritaflame 9:44 AM Thought of the DayJesus had a clear vision of the Father’s mission which he proclaimed at the beginning of his public ministry. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to...
