Canticle of Confidence
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no
The name Israel has been translated with several meanings, the most agreed upon of which is, “wrestles with God,” but also, “he turns the head
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb (John 20:11). On Friday, May 6, I
I have spent the past several months often feeling like I was drowning. We started the year with my whole family having COVID including my
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great
One thing I have learned in caring for my elderly mom is that each new day cannot be planned. I can try to make plans
I woke up the other morning with the thought of how the Church was the answer to the Lord’s prayer. The Church is the answer
I am doing a bible study on the Gospel of John. This past Saturday we were reading Chapter 13, the chapter where Jesus washes the
We recently had the Fathers of Mercy at our parish for a parish mission. Father Joseph Aytona asked us what we offer when the Priest
My parents have been living with me and my family during this past year. My father had congestive heart failure and was put on hospice
I have been reflecting on the path to spiritual maturity that the Early Church Fathers referred to as the purgative, the illuminative, and the unitive
These days I am home a lot, probably like most of you. Though we do have caregivers that help with my mom and dad, the
Blessed are the Pure in Heart for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). The past several months have been a whirlwind of suffering, beauty, and
It is just to give God what belongs to God. However, I owe God everything because everything belongs to God. It is only just and
Over the past several years probably the most often lament people bring to me is their heartache over a family member who has left the
Several years ago I had an encounter I wasn’t expecting at a relic tour hosted by Treasures of the Church, with Fr. Carlos Martins. During
I went to the chapel the other day to pray as I was struggling with many things and many people. I was thinking about how
The past few months during COVID, everyone has experienced an uptick in suffering. These are difficult times, a time to cling to God. My family
I hate masks. I wear them because of my close proximity to my elderly parents. I feel as though they remove real relationships and we
Before the fall, Adam and Eve lived in union with the Will of God, after the fall sin disrupted the union as they chose their
When we pray with all of our hearts worshiping our merciful God, we can rest in Jesus during Mass just as John the Beloved did
During the 5th week of Lent, we heard the story of the raising of Lazarus. It’s an odd story because we see Jesus received word