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We All Need Saving
“I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.” // John 12:47 When I cease to identify with the sick and the sinners in the Gospel,...
A Sliver of Supplication
Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. // Gospel Acclamation (based on Acts 16:14b) Lately, I’ve begun each morning by asking our Lady to...
The Fruit of His Love is Love
Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need. // Psalm 112:5 I followed my dear friend into her living room, lit only by lamps and candles....
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
[E]ars open to obedience you gave me. // Psalm 40:6 It was undeniable. All the evidence was spread before me. My failure to obey God’s direction led to a failure...
A Saint's Strategy for Gossip
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up. // 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Some friends and I often quip about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux's strategy for avoiding sin in conversation. ...
Numbering Our Days
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. // Psalm 90:12 As I braked for the stop sign, I saw them out of the...
Distress Doesn't Disappear
The salvation of the just is from the LORD; he is their refuge in time of distress. // Psalm 37:39-40 Tears of betrayal taste different. This is just conjecture, of...
Set Apart to be Sent Out
[Y]ou shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people, though all the earth is mine. // Exodus 19:5 I am picking up on a pattern in...
Le père nourrit
Philippe dit à Jésus : "Maître, montre-nous le Père, et cela nous suffira." // Jean 14:8 Depuis quelques mois, chaque fois que je calme mon esprit et mon cœur et...
Marie-Madeleine est restée
Marie-Madeleine est restée à l'extérieur du tombeau en pleurant. // Jean 20:11 Avez-vous déjà vu ces chemises qui disent "Je suis avec lui" et qui ont une flèche pointant vers...
Poussez à travers le maladroit et excusez-vous
Donc, si tu apportes ton offrande à l'autel, et que là tu te rappelles que ton frère a quelque chose contre toi, laisse là ton offrande à l'autel, va d'abord...
Porter des charges lourdes au paradis
Ils vinrent lui apporter un paralytique porté par quatre hommes. Incapables de s'approcher de Jésus à cause de la foule, ils ont ouvert le toit au-dessus de lui. // Marc...
