John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. Each week at Mass, as we hear a version of these words during the Prayer of Peace, I feel a huge sigh […]
Mercy Begins at Home: Saints and Scripture Sunday
Matthew 9:10-13 And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are […]
Fighting Feelings of Discouragement: Saints and Scripture Sunday
The End of an Era:Saints and Scripture Sundays
Matthew 25:23 His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” … During my years as a Catholic, I’ve grown to love and admire our Popes. I watched as Blessed Pope John Paul II cherished our youth in the Catholic Church, mourned as he grew older and weaker, and wept with the world at the […]
A Few Days Late, But Ready for Lent: Saints and Scripture Sunday
Ephesians 4:22-24 Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts,and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. My Ash Wednesday didn’t exactly go as planned. Suffering […]
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