Tagged: love
Friars Corner: God’s plan for marriage
Genesis 2:18-24; Psalms 128:1-6; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 Obviously, the Biblical theme in both Old and New Testaments for marriage is the same, a grown son or daughter shall leave their parental home and be joined to their spouse and the two shall become one. This union is a permanent one, largely for the proper...
Featured Favorite: Lent of Love
Featured on NewEvangelizers.com One Ash Wednesday, I made up my mind to lose those stubborn five pounds. I set out to simplify the family meals and eliminate snacks, sugary sodas and desserts. Before I could get the pantry cleaned out, my brother-in-law called to ask if our family would help him get his daughter and...
Featured Favorite: Resurrection and Self-Awareness
“In the mystery of the Resurrection lies the summit and the highest intensity of our Christian self-awareness, and therefore that of my new awareness of myself of the way in which I look at all people and all things,” writes Msgr. Luigi Giussani. The power of the Resurrection gives us a new awareness of who...
Friars Corner: Thank you Lord, for your awesome love for all of us
Exodus 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thess 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40 Thank you Holy Spirit, for increasing your knowledge and understanding in us. We can get caught up in a lot of discussions about the Sunday Biblical texts. I look to explain simple things to understand more. We are at the end of St. Matthew’s...
Simple Acts of Love
“Any simple act of love, done in obedience and humility, reaches all the way into eternity.” This profound word, spoken at a recent prayer meeting, shocks those embroiled in our toxic culture. The world tells us we are to do big things. Be self-made people, strong individuals that impact the world. Yet Jesus tells us...
Friars Corner: Jesus calls us to love, not destroy
Ezekiel 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Dear Holy Spirit, enlighten our minds to know God’s will for us and give us your power to do our part to help make the world better. This Sunday’s gospel is particularly difficult to understand and put into practice. None of us are perfect and therefore...