Do I Believe?
to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, ... bearing with one another through love.Ephesians 4:1-6You hypocrites! ... Why do you not know how to interpret the present time? Luke...
View ArticleTo Whom Do I Commit Myself?
to mature manhood to the extent of the full stature of Christ, ... we should grow in every way into him. Ephesians 4:7-16if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did! Luke 13:1-9Into your...
View ArticleBegging for Mercy
Shout with joy...exult...proclaim your praise and say: The Lord has delivered his people.Jeremiah 31:7-9Bartimaeus, a blind man, sat by the roadside begging. He began to cry out, "have pity on...
View ArticleSlavery to Sin
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.Ephesians 4:32-5:8This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen...
View ArticleIn All Fairness
Cleansing her by the bath of water with word, that he might present to himself the Church in splendor.Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32When (the mustard seed) was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds...
View ArticleReminder of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Don't forget that every day in November to pray for a specific soul in purgatory. I'll be posting on that every day, but here's the page, and full list below. Pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be,...
View ArticleStrength of Character
as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, willingly serving the Lord and not men, knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does.Ephesians 6:1-9Strive to...
View ArticleNovember: The Holy Souls in Purgatory
The Holy Souls are those who have died in the state of grace but who are not yet free from all punishment due to their unforgiven venial sins and all other sins already forgiven for which satisfaction...
View ArticleBlazing Love
After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, ... "These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress"Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14See what love the Father has...
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The Passage of Souls
The Passage of Souls is from the series of paintings and drawings The Poem of the Soul by Louis Janmot. From the October Magnificat:This is the second in a series of thirty-four illustrations composed...
View ArticleTwo things to get your blood boiling this afternoon
Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance camerasPolice are allowed in some circumstances to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant, a federal...
View ArticleThey are in peace
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;and their passing away was thought an afflictionand their going forth from us, utter destructions.But they are in peace.Wisdom 3:1-9Hope does not...
View ArticleOffering my Pagan Heart
Indeed I shall continue to rejoice, for I know that this will result in deliverance for me through your prayers and support from the spirit of Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:18b-26On a Sabbath, Jesus went...
View ArticleMaturing in Faith
General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI on October 31, 2012. Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our series of catecheses for the Year of Faith, we have seen that faith is something intensely personal: a gift...
View ArticleStunted Growth
be careful to observe (his statutes and commandments), that you may grow and prosper the more, in keeping with the promise of the Lord.Deuteronomy 6:2-6He is always able to save those who approach God...
View ArticleA'Traveling We Go
I was traveling this weekend, and now am dealing with sick kids. Consequently I'll be laying low until the household is back on track.Pray for us, pray for our country and the elections.
View ArticleWe are the Lowly
Rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves.Philippians 2:1-4Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted, ... so is my soul within me.Psalm 131Blessed indeed will you be because of their...
View ArticleLiving Down
he humbled himself,/becoming obedient to death,/even death on a cross./Because of this, God greatly exalted him.Philippians 2:5-11The lowly shall eat their fill.Psalm 22One by one, they all began to...
View ArticleKeep the Love
For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in youth both to desire and to work.Philippian 2:12-18Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.Luke 14:25-33When...
View ArticleBuilding Up the Church
But whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.Philippians 3:3-8aThe tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes...
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