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World Food Day
October 16, 2018
Today is World Food Day and in our gospel we find Jesus at a meal, a stressful meal. His host, a pious Pharisee, was upset that Jesus wasn’t into the usual... Read more
A Spirited Reformer
October 15, 2018
Feast of St. Teresa of Avila A SPIRITED REFORMER One of the phrases from the Vatican II era that was seared in my memory is, “Ecclesia Semper... Read more
Come and Follow me
October 14, 2018
Come and Follow me In his recent letter to the Community and Associates, Provincial Jim O’Shea, C.P. related a conversation he had with Father John Baptist... Read more
"Blessed are they who hear the word of God"
October 13, 2018
Mary is praised by a woman in the Gospel for giving life and sustenance to Jesus. She is blessed for being the mother of this holy and wise rabbi. It was the dream of... Read more
Faithful Spirit
October 12, 2018
Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time I have always struggled with this passage in Luke that is our Gospel today (Luke 11:15-26). First of all, if... Read more
Ask and You Shall Receive
October 11, 2018
Ask and You Shall Receive My elderly mother used to say “You have to give in order to receive.” She learned a long time ago that... Read more
Daily Needs
October 10, 2018
Daily Needs St. Luke’s version of the Our Father stresses daily needs. We require assistance, day by day, even minute by minute. The blend of principles with... Read more
