Advent Week 1 The following are the Advent wreath prayers that change every week. They are prayed at the lighting of each candle every day during Advent.The first candle is lit, and the...
"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us -- and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love,...
Homily: First Sunday of Advent Year A Reading 1: The people of Israel are experiencing both external threats and internal struggles. Externally, the surrounding nations are seeking to overcome them and subjugate them....
"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us -- and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love,...
Reflection on Scripture First Sunday of Advent Gospel A Be watchful
By spiritaflame 1:03 PM Reading ReflectionsFirst Sunday of Advent Gospel Reflections A 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. ·...
Thought of the Day November 26, 2019 The will of God and my will
By spiritaflame 9:37 AM Thought of the Day“To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!” (George W. Truett) Bobby Richardson, a former New York Yankee second baseman, at...
Thanksgiving Day Blessing ServiceLeader: 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 bounty. Blessed be...
An unknown author says: “It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we...
An unknown source comes up with an article entitled, “How to be Miserable.” It says: “Think about yourself. Talk about yourself. Use “I” as often as possible. Mirror yourself continually in the opinion...
Leo Tolstoy: “Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.” Thomas a’Kempis: “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make...
Homily: Solemnity of Christ the King Reading 1: Many times the plan of man and the plan of God are different. Though Saul was originally chosen by God to be the first king...
An unknown author said this about perfect love that it is: Slow to suspect quick to trust Slow to condemn quick to justify Slow to offend quick to defend...
Reflection on Scripture Solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King He is Lord.
By spiritaflame 10:25 AM Reading ReflectionsSolemnity of the Feast of Christ the King C The rulers sneered at Jesus and said, "He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God." ...
God sees me. Ah, what a phrase is this for him who understands it well ! How capable it is to control our passions, to moderate our desires, to prevent us from sinning, ...
Thought of the Day November 18, 2019 Spirituality of the disciple
By spiritaflame 10:29 AM Thought of the Day"Then all spirituality is comprised in fidelity to the will and plan of God....The duties of each moment are the shadows beneath which hides the divine operation....This shadow, beneath which is hidden the...
"I have endeavored to act only for Him; whatever becomes of me, whether I be lost or saved, I will always continue to act purely for the love of God....Our only business was...
Someone has said: "To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement." Here is a short prayer by Bobby Richardson, a former...
Homily Thirty-third Sunday Year C Reading 1: There is a constant theme in the Old Testament and in the New Testament: identifying and separating the proud and the evil doers from those who...
Two sinners visited a holy man and asked his advice. “We have done wrong,” they said, “And our consciences are troubled. What must we do to be forgiven?” “Tell me of your wrongdoing, my...
Thought of the Day November 11, 2019 The freedom of forgiveness
By spiritaflame 10:13 AM Thought of the Day"Forgiving is not easy....We often miss the spirit of forgiving, because we miss the meaning of forgiving. Forgiving is not forgetting the offense or pretending that it did not hurt us. To forgive...
Homily: Thirty-second Sunday Year C Reading 1: Here we have in the Old Testament the belief of life after death. What motivated the seven brothers and the valiant mother to fidelity to God...
Thought of the Day November 8, 2019 The medicine of forgiveness
By spiritaflame 10:05 AM Thought of the Day"In a recent study, Charlotte Witvleit, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Hope College in Holland Michigan, found that when individuals were able to forgive, they experienced greater joy, a more profound sense of...
"There is such a thing as healthy curiosity but often we also delve into things we ought not: other peoples' affairs, private matters, sinful things and situations, and so forth. What makes such...
Thirty-Second Sunday Gospel Reflections C Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone's brother dies...
Thought of the Day November 5, 2019 Neither hot nor cold
By spiritaflame 10:25 AM Thought of the DayWhat does a lukewarm Christian look like? Jesus says such a person is neither hot nor cold, but just bland. St. Jean Vianny put it this way: "A lukewarm soul is not yet...
Thought of the Day November 4, 2019 What are we holding on to?
By spiritaflame 11:45 AM Thought of the DayThere is a legend involving St. Jerome and the infant Jesus. One Christmas night, right in the very grotto at Bethlehem, St. Jerome was praying and thinking about the birth of Jesus. Suddenly...
A little girl was standing with her grandfather by an old-fashioned open well. They had just lowered a bucket and had drawn some water to drink. She asked her grandfather: "Papa, where does...
