The Spirituality of Blessed Antonio Rosmini 09-26-2021
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Spiritual Calendar A Thought for Each Day of the Year By Blessed Antonio Rosmini Edited by Fr. Antonio Belsito September 26 The work of divine Providence during the centuries of the militant Church on earth is to draw progressively all things, even what belongs to secular society, into subjection to Jesus […]
September 25, 2021 Saturday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Saturday 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke 9:43b-45 The unknown can be frightening when faced alone. Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention because He told them that He would surrender himself into the hands of men. They couldn’t grasp this saying. Deep down, they probably knew something terrible was going to happen to Jesus. […]
September 24, 2021 Friday 25th Week in Ordinary Time
September 24, 2021, FRIDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke 9:18-22 "The harder things are in life, the more you go to God." Anonymous Jesus doesn’t mince words with us. He tells the truth about life. But know this, any sufferings we experience in life, He experienced them first in His own life. Jesus told […]
September 23, 2021, THURSDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Luke 9:7-9 Who then is this about whom I hear such things? And he kept trying to see him. Appetite plays a big part in our daily life. It played a big role in King Herod’s life as well. He had so many vices. He spared no expense. He spent his day fulfilling every whim […]
September 21, 2021, Wednesday, 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Luke 9:1-6 “What is going on?” Matthew asked the disciples as they were off to do what Jesus did, heal the sick and cast out demons. “This is unbelievable!” Little do they know, they have the heart of Jesus, immature, hardly noticed, but it is still His heart. Before the disciples tackled something much more […]
September 21, 2021, Tuesday ST. MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Matthew 9:9-13 It is not hard to imagine Peter carrying his load of fish from his boat to the tax collector’s booth. He’s been out all night in a rocking boat fighting the elements. How Peter and the rest of the people hated this man called Matthew! Yet, this man is sitting here doing nothing […]
September 19, 2021 Monday 25th week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF ANDREW KIM TAE-GŎN, PRIEST, AND PAUL CHŎNG HA-SANG, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Sound the depths of your faith This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, the first native-born Korean priest and patron saint of Korea. He was one of an estimated 10,000 who were martyred for their Christian […]
September 19, 20201 25th Sunday oin Ordinary Time
25th Sunday in Ord. Time B. "Receives me!’ Healthy competition is good for us. · It can bring the best in us. In sports, we go to the weight room. We are the last ones to leave the practice field. · In competition, we see the results. We might even come out first. This is […]
September 18, 20212Saturday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
Take the lesson to heart On the eve of Catechetical Sunday, it’s good to reflect on our task of teaching the next generation matters of the Spirit. One comment heard too often when bad things happen is that "God must have a reason for doing this." Or, "It must be God’s will." Looking at the […]
September 17, 2021, Friday 24th Week in Ordnary Time.
MEMORIALS OF ROBERT BELLARMINE, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH AND HILDEGARD OF BINGEN, VIRGIN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Listen to your doctors Jesus’ ministry was simple: He went from town to town telling people that they were loved. The mantle, picked up by the doctors of the church, including those we honor today, was to […]