Marge Fenelon

A break from our usual Lenten fare, but an item of interest nonetheless. New Page 1

If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more will your heavenly Father give good thingsto those who ask him. (Mt. 7:11-12) I often receive requests to pray for others – illness, relationships, financial difficulty, tight situations, job interviews…many different things. I’m always happy to oblige, even if I only manage to utter … Continue reading →

A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn. My preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, always includes a prayer to the Holy Spirit. I ask him … Continue reading →

If you forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions. I’ve used these words from Matthew’s Gospel hundreds of times on my kids. I’ve used them so often, in fact, that they’ll probably swear it was thousands. Either way, it was a lot. I … Continue reading →

Today’s words from Leviticus outline the way to holiness and we can recognize in them the Ten Commandments. The last verse really caught my eye: You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. Though you may have to reprove him, do not incur sin because of him. Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow … Continue reading →

Luke’s Gospel tells us about the call of Levi (Matthew), the tax collector. Of course, the Pharisees try to trip up Jesus (again), by accusing him of hanging out with the less-desirables of society. This is his response: Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not … Continue reading →

Today’s First Reading from Isaiah talks about the fasting that God desires of us, not the fasting we desire of ourselves. He says: This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; … Continue reading →

When I think of the number of times in my life that someone acted wickedly toward me – everything from cutting me off on the highway to undermining my work and apostolate and harming my family – I’m reminded of today’s Psalm. For as angry as I get at them, wishing to inflict my own justice upon them, I realize … Continue reading →

Will you join me this Lent in returning to our Lord with our whole hearts? Each day of Lent, I’ll post a few lines that will hopefully draw us more deeply into the heart of our Suffering Savior. Please feel free to add lines of your own. Our holy Catholic Church is a community of believers, and I’m not the … Continue reading →

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