The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalms 34:2-3, 10-15; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 This is from my office just before our Friday, three o’clock Eucharistic Holy Hour. Several Franciscan friars sing the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and say the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the salvation of our world. In the Blessed Sacrament, we find the...
I Kings 19:4-8; Psalms 34; Ephesians 4:30–5:2; John 6:41-51 Again this week we continue reflecting on God providing us with his bread from heaven. The first reading dealt with Elijah fleeing from Jezebel’s forces that wanted to kill him. In his flight, he fell asleep under a broom tree. An angel woke him to eat...
Andy LaValle calls fasting the tool to change your outlook most effectively. For him, there was no quicker, more consistent practice to bring me closer to God than fasting combined with prayer. From the Hub to the Heart, via Medjugorje Although God’s presence is everywhere, Mass is my favorite place to come into his...
Ezekiel 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-4; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6a As I was waking up this past Monday morning, I felt myself praying to the Holy Spirit the prayer which begins all the sacraments of the Eastern Churches: Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who are everywhere present and fill all things, Treasury of Blessings and...
Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-13; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 As we look through the four gospel accounts, we can see a difference between Jesus performing countless healings and a very small amount of miracles. Healings can be in the physical, mental or spiritual realms. As there are many sicknesses,...
Featured on NewEvangelizers.com What does a praying mantis have to do with a new job? I was barely out of college. My journalism degree helped me land a part-time office job with the publisher of a Texas restaurant guide. The hours were flexible, and I could continue my prayer time schedule of 8 a.m. Mass,...
