Today’s Gospel Reading at Mass comes from Luke 19:1-10: At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus,who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man,was seeking to see who Jesus was;but he could not see him because of the crowd,for he [...]
Archive for October, 2010
On the Virtues of Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez (Reflection Readings at Mass)
Today’s Gospel Reading at Mass comes from Luke 14:1, 7-11: On a sabbath Jesus went to dineat the home of one of the leading Pharisees,and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited,noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.“When you are [...]
A Short Treament on How to Love your Spouse as Christ Loved You (Reflection Readings at Mass)
Today’s First Reading at Mass comes from Ephesians 5:21-33: Brothers and sisters:Live in love, as Christ loved us.Husbands, love your wives,even as Christ loved the churchand handed himself over for her to sanctify her,cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,that he might present to himself the church in splendor,without spot or wrinkle [...]
On the Benefits of Abandonment and Suffering (Reflection Readings at Mass)
Today’s Second Reading at Mass comes from Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18: Beloved:I am already being poured out like a libation,and the time of my departure is at hand.I have competed well; I have finished the race;I have kept the faith.From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me,which the Lord, the just judge,will award to me [...]
Concerning our Preparation for the coming of Satan (Reflection Readings at Mass)
In yesterday’s blog I drew from Wednesday’s Gospel reading to highlight the first of two points that I thought might offer some value in our pilgrimage. “Be sure of this:if the master of the house had known the hourwhen the thief was coming,he would not have let his house be broken into.You also must be [...]
Masters of Modern Day Eugenics Part II: The United Nations Population Fund
PREFACE Eugenics (literally meaning “well born”), is a genetic and social theory whereby the human race is improved by controlling (or selective) reproduction whereby desirable people are propagated and undesirable people are eliminated. In early twentieth century Adolph Hitler and Margaret Sanger had their own form of eugenics, which focused on race are a desirable [...]
Concerning our Preparation for the Coming of Christ (Reflection Readings at Mass)
In today’s Gospel Reading from Luke 12:39-48 Jesus shares with His disciples the following parable: “Be sure of this:if the master of the house had known the hourwhen the thief was coming,he would not have let his house be broken into.You also must be prepared,for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of [...]
On the Benefits of Persistent Prayer (Reflection Readings at Mass)
Today’s Gospel Reading at Mass comes from Luke 18:1-8: Jesus told his disciples a parableabout the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.He said, “There was a judge in a certain townwho neither feared God nor respected any human being.And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,‘Render a [...]
On Life as a Divine Song (Reflection Readings at Mass)
Today’s Responsorial Song at Mass comes from the 98th Psalm: Sing to the LORD a new song,for he has done wondrous deeds;His right hand has won victory for him,his holy arm. The LORD has made his salvation known:in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulnesstoward [...]
Concerning Gossip
I recently spoke with a woman who hated the fact that she always seemed to get caught up in gossiping about other people. Because she is in the entertainment industry and usually around people who have no interest in becoming saints, she finds herself in bad company that is doing their best to corrupt her [...]
A Short Treatment on Expressing and Living in Gratitude (Reflection on Readings at Mass)
In the First and Gospel Readings from today’s Mass (2 Kings 5:14-17; Luke 17:11-19 there is a common theme; a person needs to be healed physically, that person goes to someone who they believe is a prophet of God to help them, the outcome their visit to the prophet and faith in God results in [...]
On the Friendship of Our Lady of the Rosary (Reflection on Readings at Mass)
Today’s Gospel Reading comes from Luke 11:5-13 Jesus said to his disciples:“Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,’and he says in reply from within,‘Do [...]
On the Virtues of Secret Servitude (Feast of Saint Faustina)
Today is the wonderful Feast of my favorite non-Biblical Saint, Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-38, Kraków, Poland). She is most famously known amongst Catholics for her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul and for the ‘Divine Mercy Portrait’ (as seen below), which Jesus Himself commissioned her to have painted in 1931, and went onto inspire Bl. Pope John Paul II to institute the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday (celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of Easter).