Today, we celebrate the feast of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Martha's gift was that of hospitality to Jesus, Mary's was that of contemplation and focus on Jesus. Lazarus' gift was perhaps that...
What if this is your last day on earth, are you ready to go and meet the Lord? This should not be a frightening thought for us, if we are disciples of Jesus....
Homily Eighteenth Sunday Year C Reading 1: The author is reflecting on why do we do what we do. How many people work their whole life and have nothing to show for...
St. Paul says: "We likewise bring every thought into captivity to make it obedient to Christ." We have many thoughts racing through our minds throughout the day. Some are good, some indifferent,...
Eighteenth Sunday Gospel CSomeone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” · The Book of Deuteronomy specified how a father’s inheritance should be divided up....
What is the fear that holds us in bondage? Is it the fear of failure, or of unworthiness, or loneliness? Whatever it is, it is rooted in a lie. Thus, the way to...
As we look at the state of the present world in which we live, we can become very depressed and despondent. I like this reflection from Henri Nouwen: "The state of the world...
“ My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.” (St. Padre Pio) What a great attitude! My past with all the good and...
“When I found your words, I devoured them; they became my joy and the happiness of my heart, Sing for joy, God’s chosen ones, give him the praise that is due. (Jeremiah 15:16) Jeremiah...
Homily: Seventeenth Sunday Year C Reading 1: Background. Sodom and Gomorrah are cities in which sin is rampant, especially the sin of sodomy. But living in the city of Sodom is Abraham’s...
"Like the Apostles we are on a journey seeking to deepen our relationship with the Lord. It is a journey in the knowledge of the Lord, in intimacy with the Lord: in familiarity...
Reflection on the Scriptures Seventeenth Sunday Gospel C The power of prayer
By spiritaflame 10:50 AMSeventeenth Sunday Gospel CJesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” ...
“What is important in the Christian life is not to rush into a multitude of exterior works but to discover and to practice the attitudes and behaviors that open us up to the...
To be Christian is not above all about fulfilling a task, a list of things to do. It is about welcoming, though faith (a faith entwined with hope and love), the immense gift...
Cardinal Ratzinger said, referring to the dark night of faith St. Therese endured in the last months of her life: “When you sense God is absent, it is not that He has withdrawn...
Jesus said: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you res. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble...
"Is our faith unconditional or conditional, total or partial? Is our faith based on conditions. Are we like Christians who say 'I am Christian but on the condition that things are done this...
Sixteenth Sunday Gospel CJesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him...
When St. Teresa of Avila was 9 years old, she briefly ran away from home looking to be martyred by the Moors. When her parents returned her home and demanded an explanation, she...
In today's Gospel we read: "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." God...
"We should see our sin, no matter how grave or how small, as a little twig. And then we should see a huge and blazing fire. If you were to throw that twig...
A story is told of a blind boy who was flying a kite. He enjoyed this pastime along with others of his own age. A passer-by, knowing him and wanting to mildly tease...
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL July 7-15, 2022 Blessed and Immaculate Virgin, splendid beauty of Carmel, you look with love on all who wear your blessed habit; look kindly on me...
Homily Fifteenth Sunday Year C Reading 1: What was the great commandment for the Israelites? It was summed up in these words: There is no other God. God alone is our God. You shall...
"Do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what...
Fifteenth Sunday Gospel CThere was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”• The key phrase here is “to...
"Gratitude...goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness...
