Great news! The CDs of the Oklahoma Catholic Women’s Conference are in! The set of five CDs includes presentations by Colleen Hammond, Sharmane Adams, and myself as well as the homily by Archbishop Beltran. You can order your set at: http://www.coryav.com/
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mt. 20:27-28) Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…