“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” Saint Augustine We call this cafeteria Faith. The...
"Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses." Pope Saint Paul VIThis is another way of saying that...
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI: GOSPEL REFLECTIONS BOn the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to...
"God, in His promises to hear our prayers, is desirous to bestow Himself upon us; if you find anything better than Him, ask it but if you ask anything beneath Him, you put...
"Pentecost is not over. In fact, it is continually going on in every time and in every place, because the Holy Spirit desired to give Himself to all men...and all who want Him...
“Any mental picture of your life that focuses on past sins is lie and thus comes from the Devil. Jesus loves you and has forgiven you your sins, so there is no room...
Those who neglect silence bring only a distracted heart and a preoccupied mind to their prayer and, instead of deriving new strength from it, they only offer God a heart full of trifles....
Most Holy Sacred Heart of Jesus, help my heart to persevere in all that is holy. Make me strong in perseverance where I am weak. Never let me become discouraged in pursuing personal...
Reflection on Scriptures Eighth Sunday of the Year Gospel B Openness to the new
By spiritaflame 10:16 AMEighth Sunday of the Year: Gospel BThe disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples...
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter 1907-1943 Just as the man who thinks only of this world does everything possible to make life here easier and better, so must we, too, who believe in the eternal...
What Jesus told the Apostles on Easter Sunday, he intends for us as well. "As the Father sent me, so I send you." Easter reminds us of our Baptismal commitment as disciples of...
Spirit is Lord In the Nicene Creed we proclaim the Father as the Lord of all creation; Jesus as the one Lord whom we worship; the Spirit as the Lord and Giver of...
Spirit: intercessor St Paul reveals to us in Hebrews 7:25 that Jesus is our intercessor before the throne of the Father. “And for this reason, he is able, continuously, to save those who...
Homily Solemnity of Pentecost Year B Reading 1: This is a feast of Transition. The transition from the active ministry of Jesus on earth to the active ministry of the Holy Spirit,...
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of promise. Just as Jesus is the promised Messiah, the Anointed One, so the Spirit is the Anointing One. We read in Isaiah 61:1: “The Spirit of...
Feast of Pentecost: Gospel On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their...
"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth He will not speak on his own,...
In preparation for the Feast of Pentecost this Sunday, we will focus this week on titles of the Holy Spirit. He is the Advocate, who is always at our side to speak on...
“I am the Life.” What does Jesus mean. He, as God, is life itself, as the I Am, who is, who was and who will be. He is the very source of all...
Talk Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
By spiritaflame 9:52 AMFruit of the Spirit: Joy The second fruit of the Spirit is joy. The word ‘joy’ appears nearly 200 times in the Bible. Does that tell us something about our life? Joy is...
Pope Benedict XVI “St Augustine says that ‘it was necessary for Jesus to say: “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:6) because once the way was known, the end...
Homily Feast of the Ascension Year B Reading 1: What we celebrate today is a major feast of the Paschal Mystery, which is God’s plan of salvation for us. It is the...
"I am the Truth." Jesus is the Truth for he is God. There is no lie in him. as such, he is also the source and revealer of all truth. Pope Francis gave...
Reflection on the scriptures Solemnity of the Ascension Gospel B Our commission
By spiritaflame 11:56 AMFeast of the Ascension BJesus said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.· This commissioning was not just for the apostles but also for all those...
"I am the Way." Others over the years have attempted to show us a way of life, by following them. These paths end up in ultimate disaster, because they offer a limited and...
Thought of the day May 6, 2024 Easter: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life
By spiritaflame 10:48 AM"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life." Jesus is the Truth and the way to the truth, revealed by the Father. There is no other way to this truth, except through...
"I am the resurrection and the life." If we wish to share in this resurrected life eternally, then we need to share in this life in the present moment. How? By heeding the...
Homily: Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B Reading 1: What is the background? Cornelius was a Gentile official. He had a vision in which he was told to send for a man...
"I am the resurrection of the life." Jesus never teaches about hope, but his message, if we receive it in faith, gives us hope. St. Paul in his Letter to the Romans gives...
