Tagged: St. Francis
Friars Corner: Holy Spirit, guide us on earth and lead us to heaven
Ezekiel 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Philippians 2:1-5; Matthew 21:28-32; Philippians 2:1-5; 21:28-32 Dear Holy Spirit, fill the hearts and minds of your faithful and enkindle in us the fire of your of love. This is part of an ancient prayer of our church. It is part of what we are praying in today’s Psalm 25. We...
Friars Corner: Seek the things that are above
Fr. Bob Hilz Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Ephesians 1:17-23 (or Hebrews 9:24-28, 10:19-22; Luke 24:46-53) OR: Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20, John 17:20-26 I offer again this prayer for understanding by St. Francis of Assisi. "Most high and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of our minds. Instill in us...
Friar’s Corner: God created us to share his love and creativity
Genesis 2:13-24; Ps 128:1-6; Hebrew 2:9-11;Mark 10:2-16 Dear Holy Spirit, please give us Your wisdom on marriage. Is it obvious that the theme this weekend is on the union of a man and a woman. If you do any shopping you still see a young man and woman together and sometimes holding hands. The natural...
Friars Corner: Jesus filled his followers with love, peace and joy
1 Sam 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2,4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42 Each Church year we “re-live” the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, our savior. We celebrated his birthday three weeks ago and last week his baptism at thirty years old. St. John the Baptist pointed out Jesus as the promised Messiah and...
Friar’s Corner: Do we need God’s anti-virus program to protect our minds?
Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalms 63:2-6, 8-9); Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 When we look more deeply at these readings there is an underlying note. God created everything. When he made us he placed a longing within us for a union with himself. It is an emptiness; we are looking for fulfillment. We look for humans and things...