Thursday, August 16, 20201 Thursday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF CORNELIUS, POPE, AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, MARTYRS The cost of discipleship can be high Saints Cornelius and Cyprian were friends during the 200s, a period when Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire. Today a number of countries continue to oppress, harass, and even kill Christians. There is pressure today, as there was in […]
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Our Lady of Sorrows
MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS She’s with him Being a strong companion or having great compassion is essential for discipleship. Mary had both. Notice the "com-" prefix of those qualities, which means "with." Under the title Our Lady of Sorrows, Mary is the first witness of the church and stood with Jesus through his […]
September 14, 2021 Tuesday 24h Week in Ordinary Time
FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS Lift high the cross After ending Christian persecutions in 313, Constantine sent his mother, Helena, to the Holy Land, where her team is said to have unearthed Christ’s tomb. Here, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built. Excavations also reportedly unearthed the three crosses of Mount […]
September 13 2021 Monday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Spiritual Calendar A Thought for Each Day of the Year By Blessed Antonio Rosmini September 13 Although beauty is a trait of all virtues, nonetheless it belongs in a special way to chastity and humility. Chastity ensures that we do not sin against, by diminishing, the excellence of our nature, and […]
September 13, 2021 Monday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Preach often—use words when necessary Glossophobia—fear of public speaking—is one of the most common forms of anxiety, affecting a sizeable portion of the population. Saint John Chrysostom was not a sufferer. His name means “golden-mouthed”—and was he ever. Renowned as a preacher, his sermons could last […]
September 13, 2021 Monday 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Preach often—use words when necessary Glossophobia—fear of public speaking—is one of the most common forms of anxiety, affecting a sizeable portion of the population. Saint John Chrysostom was not a sufferer. His name means “golden-mouthed”—and was he ever. Renowned as a preacher, his sermons could last […]
September 11, 2021 We Remember!
911 Homily 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021 Twenty years ago, this weekend, evil acts struck America. Terrorism visited New York City, Washington D.C., and Flight 93. Two thousand nine hundred seventy-seven people died in those attacks carried out by 19 terrorists. We remember. · Remember the firefighters. · Remember the police. · Remember the first responders. […]
September 11, 2021, Saturday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Heaven help us all The attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon happened 20 years ago today. We still carry the memory of that awful day, and we continue to remember in our prayers the victims of the attack and their families and loved ones who continue to mourn their great loss. We […]
September 11, 2021, Saturday 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Heaven help us all The attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon happened 20 years ago today. We still carry the memory of that awful day, and we continue to remember in our prayers the victims of the attack and their families and loved ones who continue to mourn their great loss. We […]
September 10, 2021, Friday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time
Because of you . . . A 2014 study found that “young people with mentors, especially at-risk youth, have more positive visions of themselves and their futures, and they also achieve more positive outcomes in school, the workplace, and their communities.” The value of mentoring is nothing new. Proverbs 22:6 says: “Train the young in […]