HOLY SILENCE

A short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. Read: "For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God" (Heb 9:13-14). Ponder: What specific thoughts play over and over in

A short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. Read: "If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit which dwells in you" (Romans 8:11). Ponder: Where in my life am I living as though death has the final word? For example, in my vocation, my dreams, and my relationships? How does it make me think differently about my body, kn

Thomas Sunday brings great excitement because we have seen the true light in the Resurrection and are now awaiting the great and holy feasts of Ascension and Pentecost. In fact, today's gospel indicates to us that the apostles, disciples, and believers (even some non-believers) were gathering, waiting, and hoping (just like we do today) for all those things that Jesus promised would unfold ... and they did .... right in front of their eyes, and now, deep in our hearts. This S

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, people were not only interested in seeing Him, but also Lazarus who was recently raised from the dead. This is important to each of us because we spiritually die a little bit when we sin. God resuscitates us while we still live through the sacraments, prayer, and the life of faith, hope, and love. If you have a question or prayer request, please reach out here . If you can donate, please click here .

These words of St. Thomas the Apostle refer, at a practical level, to the need to comfort a person and their family (Lazarus in this case) in times of sickness and death. They also refer to the need to die to ourselves every day, so that we may live and die with Christ in this life and the next. If you have a question or prayer request, please reach out here . If you can donate, please click here .

My life is a Synergy of divine call and Human response That can Only be called an "Elegy and Eulogy" It is a wonder, really. Not me, of course, But this life I have been given And the life I am making of The life I was given. Mourning and rejoicing. It's true. My physical reality My emotions My intellectual pursuits My relationships and Most of all My spirituality. All of it is a study in Love and prayers. Sin, too. Stumbling, of course, and the Serious work of salvation. In