Today, November 30, is the feast of Saint Andrew. Andrew was the first Apostle. He was a fisherman by trade and the brother of Simon Peter. He was also a follower of St. John the Baptist. Andrew went through life preaching and encouraging people to follow Jesus, both before and after the Crucifixion. His preaching …
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew,casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.He said to them,“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”At once they left their nets and followed him.He walked along from there and …
“This light becomes fuller and deeper still, if it illumines not only the senses and the imagination, not only the higher faculties of memory, intellect and will, but the soul itself… Although that mystical union surpasses by far the intellectual contemplation of God as Creator and Provider by way of abstraction, still it remains for …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Be watchful! Be alert!You do not know when the time will come.It is like a man traveling abroad.He leaves home and places his servants in charge,each with his own work,and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.Watch, therefore;you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,whether in …
“Don’t live in a haphazard way. In your activities think that God sees you, but people do too. In your activities do remember not to let intimate love for God and people fail. Live in the awareness of living in God’s presence. Keep in mind ever more clearly its basis, not only in faith, but …
Today, November 28, is the memorial of Saint Catherine Labouré. Visionary of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Catherine, the ninth of 11 children, came from a well-to-do farming family in France. When she was about nine years old, her mother died. Since she was deemed the most level-headed of the brood, Catherine took responsibility …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsyfrom carousing and drunkennessand the anxieties of daily life,and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.For that day will assault everyonewho lives on the face of the earth.Be vigilant at all timesand pray that you have the strengthto escape the tribulations that …
“We can look for God with our eyes. God can also act so overwhelmingly that we have to see him. He can determine our gaze. If we use our intellect to full advantage and do not remain hanging back at the mere surface of things, then we shall ascend from the finite to the Infinite… …
Good news! Last September 26, 2020, medical experts affirmed that the cure of Carmelite priest Michael Driscoll, O.Carm. from stage 4 melanoma skin cancer is scientifically unexplainable. The team of experts were appointed by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to investigate the claim that the cure is attributable to Bl. Titus Brandsma. Brandsma …
Jesus told his disciples a parable.“Consider the fig tree and all the other trees.When their buds burst open,you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near;in the same way, when you see these things happening,know that the Kingdom of God is near.Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass awayuntil all …