Monday – Second Week of Lent
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.” (LK 22:45-46) (Luke doesn’t like to talk about the failures of the disciples. He excuses their sleep, saying it was […]
Daily Gospel – LK 6:36-38
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured […]
St. Vincent de Paul
‘Before we can save the sould of the poor, we must give them a life worthy of the name.’ – St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul was born in France in 1580 and was ordained in 1600. While sailing from Marseilles, he was captured by Turkish pirates and taken to Tunisia where he […]
St. Vincent de Paul
‘Before we can save the sould of the poor, we must give them a life worthy of the name.’ – St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul was born in France in 1580 and was ordained in 1600. While sailing from Marseilles, he was captured by Turkish pirates and taken to Tunisia where he […]
Poor are often ‘invisible’
On Sundays, we are reading Bishop Untener’s reflection on his decree to remember the poor. The real-life poor do not come as easily to mind as, say, the sick. A person might say, “Well, now that you mention it, I did hear about such-and-such family, and how they haven’t been around much lately, and that […]
Poor are often ‘invisible’
On Sundays, we are reading Bishop Untener’s reflection on his decree to remember the poor. The real-life poor do not come as easily to mind as, say, the sick. A person might say, “Well, now that you mention it, I did hear about such-and-such family, and how they haven’t been around much lately, and that […]
Daily Gospel – MK 9:2-10
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to […]
World Poverty
Poor Children ‘die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.’ – UNICEF -About 1.345 billion poor people in developing countries live on $1.25 a day or less. Almost […]
World Poverty
Poor Children ‘die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.’ – UNICEF -About 1.345 billion poor people in developing countries live on $1.25 a day or less. Almost […]
Saturday – First Week of Lent
To strengthen Jesus, an angel from heaven appeared to him. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. (LK 22:43-44) Artists usually portray Luke’s account of the agony in the garden which says that Jesus is kneeling (Matthew and mark have […]