“Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.” St. Ignatius of Loyola Sometimes we do the first part...
Reflection on Scriptures Eighteenth Sunday Gospel B I am the Bread come down
By spiritaflame 10:17 AMEighteenth Sunday Gospel B When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. · Why Capernaum? This was Jesus’ home-base...
“The man who wants to play with the devil will not be able to rejoice with Christ.” St. Peter Chrysologus We are never to play with the devil because he wins when...
“The needs of the times will teach you what to do.” Blessed Adolph Kolping This seems to be an unconscious rule of thumb for many of the Saints. In their own time...
“Joachim and Ann, how blessed a couple! All creation is indebted to you. For at your hands the Creator was offered a gift excelling all other gifts: a chaste mother, who alone was...
"O God, let me know you and love you so that I may find joy in you; and if I cannot do so fully in this life, let me at least make some...
Homily Seventeenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Elisha was a prophet of the Lord. God chose him to succeed Elijah at the end of his mission on earth. As Elijah performed miracles at...
“Begin nothing on earth unless it has its end in heaven; do not walk on a path that does not lead to heaven.” St. Charbel Makhlouf Basically, a good rule of thumb...
Seventeenth Sunday Gospel BAfter this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (of Tiberias). A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on...
“The source of justice is not vengeance but charity.” St. Bridget of Sweden What we call justice sometimes is a guise for vengeance. It is a trap of the devil to make...
On this the Feast of St. Mary Madalene we reflect on the experience of her encounter with the Risen Lord. When Mary saw the empty tomb, she ran to tell the Apostles. When...
"You cannot put straight in others what is warped in yourself." St. Athanasius of Alexandria To cover up our own faults we try to throw a spotlight on another’s faults. This is...
“I don't put a penny's value on this life if only our Lord will give me a tiny corner in Paradise.” St. Camillus de Lellis So many people spend their fortune on...
Homily Sixteenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Jeremiah reminds the people of his day why they would be sent into exile. At the same time, he tells them that God will bring them...
“I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love.” Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks We belong to God by virtue of creation,...
Sixteenth Sunday Gospel BThe apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. · He had sent them on mission two by two to prepare for and to share in...
"Let us live as the Blessed Virgin lived: loving God only, desiring God only, trying to please God only in all that we do.” St. John Vianney (1786-1854) Mary was chosen by Jesus...
"In all your deeds and words you should look upon Jesus as your model. Do so whether you are walking or keeping silence, or speaking, whether you are alone or with others. He...
“We must dispose ourselves to accept generously the will of God, whatever that may be, since that is always what is best for us.” St. Maria-Azelie Guerin Martin (1831-1877) This is the...
“Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.” St. Benedict If the heart is a symbol of love, then when we listen intently to another, we are conveying a message to him. The...
Homily Fifteenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Background. Because of the sins of the Kings of Israel beginning with Solomon, the unified Kingdom of David was divided into two: the Northern Kingdom of...
“Keep to the ancient way and custom of the Church, established and confirmed by so many Saints under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And live a new life. Pray, and get others...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gospel BJesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. · Up to this point, Jesus had invited...
"Be humble. Trust always and a great deal in divine Providence; never must you let yourselves be discouraged, despite contrary winds. I say it again: trust in God and Mary Immaculate; be faithful...
“We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.” St. Teresa of Avila These trials, at times, are in our lives to purify...
“Let them keep in mind, therefore, that there can be no humility without reproaches and mockery and anyone who feels ashamed of them …may as well abandon all hope, of being able to achieve perfection.” St. Anthony...
“Jesus is with me. I have nothing to fear.” Blessed Pier Giorgio FrassatiHow often does Jesus tells the disciples and us, "Fear not, for I am with y0u till the end of the...
Homily Fourteenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Ezekiel was given a difficult task by God. He was called to be a prophet, a spokesperson, for God’s words. He was sent to speak this...
“In ancient times before the divine sojourn of the Savior took place, even to the saints death was terrible; all wept for the dead as though they perished. But now that the Savior...
Fourteenth Sunday Gospel Year BJesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. Jesus retuned to Nazareth, possibly to visit him mother Mary. When the sabbath came he began to...
"I have no desire for the honors of this world but solely for the glory of God and the salvation of my soul." Saint Bernardino RealinoIs this our thought? Is our life directed to...
"The greatest gift we can give is forgiveness, for it sets free both the giver and the receiver." St. Junipero SerraThe power of non-forgiveness is bondage for both the offender and the offended....
