Tagged: miracles
Friars Corner: The joy of God’s provision
I Kings 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 This week we begin a four-Sundays look at how God has provided his people food in dire circumstances. It begins with God providing manna and quail as food when he and Moses lead the chosen people from Egypt through the desert to the Promised Land....
Friars Corner: Jesus’ healings and miracles
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,...
Joy Stories: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith
By Virginia Pillars I consider myself a “Cradle Catholic.” My family and both sets of grandparents attended the same Catholic parish. My first outing after birth was to church where I received the sacrament of Baptism. I grew up in a large farm family with eight brothers and two surviving sisters. For many years, one...
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St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone – Book review featured on CatholicWritersGuild.org. “St. Thomas is the greatest doctor of the Church,” author Dave Palmer said, “Young children can be taught his basic philosophy, as I do with my 11- and 7-year olds.” Openness to God’s Will is theme of Catholic Writers LIVE – 2016 Catholic Writers Conference...
Friar’s Corner: Miracles accompanied Christ’s ministry
1 Kings 17:17-24; Ps 30:2,4-6, 11-13; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 We now make a great leap in our Sunday worship services. We prepared for Easter with 40 days of prayer, fasting and good works. We remembered the passion and death of Jesus. With great solemnity we celebrated Christ’s glorious resurrection from the dead. Then we...