Our quote is from St. Jerome, whose feast we celebrate today. "For if, as Paul says, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, and if the man who does...
"Simplicity consists in doing everything for the love of God, and having no other end in all one's actions but his glory. This really is what simplicity is. All the acts of this...
Homily Twenty-seventh Sunday Year C Reading 1: We do not understand the ways of the Lord or the timing of the Lord. The prophet Habakkuk sees the violence and ruin around him....
St. Paul in his Letter to the Philippians makes this statement: "Obedient as always to my urging, work with anxious concern to achieve your salvation...It is God who, in his good will towards...
Twenty-Seventh Sunday Gospel CThe 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 size of a...
"The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it. Humility is...
In his Letter to the Philippians, St. Paul writes: "(I pray) that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to...
There is in the Scriptures a constant theme. God says "I am with you." There are times we feel his presence and there are times we don't. In those latter times, has he...
Are we ever fully satisfied in this life? Isn't there a yearning for more? How often we seek fulfillment in the wrong places and things. Temporarily we are satiated, but then comes the...
Homily: Twenty-sixth Sunday Year C Reading 1: We read from the prophet Amos last Sunday. He was called by God to be his prophetic voice to the northern kingdom of Israel, whose...
Are we living to die or dying to live? Most people are afraid of death. They spend money to extend their lives. Is it because they see death as a lost, as an...
Reflection on Scripture Twenty-sixth Sunday Gospel C Life style has consequences
By spiritaflame 10:00 AMTwenty-sixth Sunday Gospel CJesus said to the Pharisees:" There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a...
“We have received baptism, entrance into the Church and the honor of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do us, if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?” (St. Andrew Kim)This...
“Patience makes us valuable and keeps us for God. Patience tempers anger, controls the tongue, governs thoughts, keeps peace, regulates the norms of life, breaks the onrush of concupiscence, represses the violence of...
Today, we celebrate the Feast of Saints Cyprian and St. Cornilius. Here is a quote from St. Cyprian. “You who are envious, let me tell you that however often you may seek for the...
Today, we honor Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows. Here is a quote from St. Anselm on this mystery. "While other martyrs suffered by sacrificing their own lives, the Blessed...
Homily Twenty-fifth Sunday Year C Reading 1: What is the focus of this passage? It identifies an attitude of a heart not in relationship with God. All is done for money, no...
Today, as we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, I share a refection by St. Andrew of Crete on the mystery of the cross. "Had there been no cross,...
Twenty-fifth Sunday Gospel CJesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear...
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John Chrysostom. Here is one of his sayings: "Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak...
"Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win. Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They...
I came across this story and thought it would be good to share it with you."The devil appeared to three monks and said to them: if I gave you power to changesomething from...
Homily: Twenty-fourth Sunday Year C Reading 1: One of the mysteries of revelation is our God is a merciful God, not weak, but compassionate and forgiving. He is also a just God....
Do you ever wonder if there is more that God wants for you? There is. To be with him forever in glory. He wants to give us more of his shared divine life....
Twenty-fourth Sunday Gospel CTax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” · Have...
"The question of receiving the love of Christ is really very important. I personally feel more and more that sometimes it is harder for us to fully receive love than to give it....
"We sinners are like diamonds that have fallen into the muck. Made in the image of God, we have soiled ourselves through violence and hatred. God could have simply pronounced a word of...
St. Paul reminds us that we belong to the Lord. By virtue of creation, redemption, adoption and vocation we belong to the Lord. The Apostle goes on to say that we are slaves...
