Tagged: cross
Got Joy? Latest JOYAlive.net post 11-18-16
The Jubilee of Mercy and ME! – We end the Jubilee of Mercy with a personalized meditation on Wisdom 11:22-12:2 that connects God’s mercy to each of our hearts. Ten counter punches to spiritual attacks – On JoyAlive.net Nancy Ward gives ten ways to counteract spiritual attacks so we can live and grow in the...
Friar’s Corner: Is there joy in God’s wisdom?
Wisdom 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Philemon 8-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. Please don’t stop praying daily a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the conversion of all terrorists. We can also pray another chaplet for our country. We certainly need God’s help. Thank you in the holy Name of...
Joy Stories: Embracing the Cross
By Lisa Nicholas In my parish church, we have a set of hand-carved Stations of the Cross that we purchased from Taiwan thirty years ago. In those days we couldn’t afford much, so parishioners were encouraged to “buy” one station. I chose to pay for the Fifth Station, where Simon of Cyrene is compelled to...
New Evangelizers: How significant are you?
Disappointment crept into my heart when I failed to land a plum writing assignment. This came after I visualized my writing glorifying God and my work becoming significant. I thought that would help me become significant. It got me thinking about how we become significant and how we judge the significance of others in our...
The Our Father and 7 Last Words of Jesus, 7th Word
“Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!” (Luke 23:46)
“But deliver us from evil. Amen!” Jesus was crucified because of the works of evil men and the Evil One. His trust in the Father knew no bounds. He was afraid but despite the fear, he continued to do the task given to him.
We have tasks to do. Sometimes they are positive tasks we must accomplish like going to work. Sometimes they are negative tasks, things we must avoid today like drugs or pornography. God stands ready to help us in everything he asks us to do.
Friar’s Corner: Let us give thanks to God for his love endures forever
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Numbers 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The first day of the week, Sunday, is usually set aside in our church calendar to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Very rarely is anything else to take its place. Yet today we remember...