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by bcadmin | Oct 25, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, God's Love, healing, Hope, Jesus Christ, News | 0 |
Imagine if you will, that you took a copy of the morning newspaper, turned it upside down and then tried to read and make sense of it. This example actually comes from the French philosopher Simone Weil when she attempted to describe how we humans expe…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 16, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, parables, Prayer, St. Luke the Evangelist | 0 |
Prayer really is that simple—not primarily a method, but a relationship—an encounter with the One who made you and loves you. St. Luke’s Gospel gives us an abbreviated form of the Our Father that we know today. The Lord gave this prayer to his disciple…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 2, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Catholic Church, human dignity, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, pro-life, respect life, Respect Life Month, Saint Teresa of Calcutta | 0 |
“Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what it wants.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) In our first reading today on this Respect Life Sunday, the prophet Habakkuk asks how long must injustice p…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 19, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Bible, News, Parable of the Talents, Sacred Scripture, talents | 0 |
We all have exceptional skills or abilities that were given to us as a gift at birth. If we continually exercise these talents, we will fulfill our life’s purpose and become what God created us to be. And there is really no other purpose to life than t…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 11, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Catholic, Into the Deep, Mercy, News, perfection, prodigal son, surrender | 0 |
“Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven” (Matthew 23:9).
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by bcadmin | Sep 9, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, Featured, forgiveness, Justice, Mercy, News, parable, prodigal son | 0 |
This Sunday’s Gospel continues some of the themes we saw in last week’s second reading: true freedom, justice, and forgiveness. The long form choice of the Gospel includes what is perhaps one of Jesus’ most famous parables, the father and his two sons….
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, Featured, General, good works, Gospel, Mass, News, parable, Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Parousia, prepared, Virtue | 0 |
Most of us were taught at a young age about the importance of sharing. And while sharing is wonderful, there are some things in life that we cannot share. There are things that we cannot borrow from others. We see that in today’s Gospel reading, …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Bible, Jesus Christ, News, Parable of the Talents, Sacred Scripture, talents | 0 |
We all have certain skills or abilities that were given to us as a gift, something the bible refers to as a talent. The question is, what do we do with these gifts? To be fair, in biblical times, the word talent actually referred to an amount of money….
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, anxiety, Between the Sundays, fear, Featured, Good Shepherd, kingdom, memento mori, News, surrender, the surrender novena, trust | 0 |
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). My favorite Scripture verse opens this Sunday’s Gospel. It is both comforting and challenging at the same time. I can see the warmth in Jesus’…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 12, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Bible, God's Love, Jesus Christ, News, Prayer, Sacred Scripture | 0 |
To the human soul, the fruit and ultimate end of a life of prayer is transformation in love. In prayer, as Scripture informs us, we increasingly transformed into the very likeness of the one in whose image we were created. And Scripture is very clear a…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 26, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, discipleship, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News | 0 |
“The present culture would have us believe that the practice of faith should remain within these four walls of the church building, but that is a tragic error.” There is a section of Luke’s Gospel known as the Travel Narrative. In this…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 26, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, discipleship, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News | 0 |
“The present culture would have us believe that the practice of faith should remain within these four walls of the church building, but that is a tragic error.” There is a section of Luke’s Gospel known as the Travel Narrative. In this…
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