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St. Matthew: From Publican to Apostle
Today the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Matthew and I’m asking myself, Who are the Matthew’s in my life?
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Mary: Show Your Love for Your Seven Times Sorrowful Mother
Your seven times Sorrowful Mother loves you so very much. How wonderful it would be for you to demonstrate your love for her in return.
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Make May Special: Get to Know Mary in Ten Minutes a Day
If you want to have a great relationship with someone, get to know them on a personal level.
That’s true about people, and it’s also true about the saints. In particular, I’m thinking about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Things Not Working Out for You? Cast Your Nets to the Other Side of the Boat.
I’m not much for fishing. But, there is one time that I actually get a hankering to go fishing and that’s whenever I hear today’s Gospel Reading.
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The Daughters of Jerusalem are My Real Heroes
We can tend to paint parents of “ideal” families as heroes, looking up to them as if they are all that we are not and as though we should feel guilty about it. Perhaps we did mess up in spots, and its normal to have regrets about that. Then we pray, surrender to Christ, and do what we can to set things right.
As you make your way along the Way of the Cross this Good Friday, stop to consider the weeping women and our Lord’s words to them.
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Three Questions to Ask Yourself About Lent
The objective of Lent is to strengthen ourselves against the Tempter and to become more Christ-like. If what we’ve chosen is self-defeating or such a breeze we barely think about it, then we’re not strengthening ourselves against Satan. If we’re trudging through Lent unenthusiastically, then we’re just wasting our time.
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Lent Reflection: Why Everyone Should Have Two Pockets
On old Jewish Hasidic tradition teaches us an important lesson about the ashes used on Ash Wednesday.