The Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, is our perfect example in sacred Scripture of someone who was ‘In Place’ in the Circle of Grace; meaning that she was where we was supposed to be and doing the things that she was supposed to be doing. And because she was ‘In Place’, she was in the best spiritual position to easily discern the next calling that God had for her life.
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The Miraculous Image of our Lady of Guadalupe
Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe; Nahuatl: Tonantzin Guadalupe) is a celebrated Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary. She is the Patroness of the Americas and has been proven to be worthy of our devotion. [...]
Putting Proverbs 31 Back into Context (Reflection on the Readings at Sunday Mass)
This week’s First Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31: When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She obtains wool and flax [...]
Jesus & the Holy Spirit – the Magnanimous Dynamic Duo
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains [...]
Feast of Mary Help of Christians
Historical Background The feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, was instituted by Pope Pius VII. By order of Napoleon I of France, Pius VII was arrested on June 5, 1808, and detained a prisoner for three years at Savona, and then at Fontainebleau. In January, 1814, after the battle of Leipzig, he was brought [...]
Barack Obama’s Not a Muslim? He’s a Catholic? now THAT is change we can believe in . . .
According to ANS (Ronda), the Salesian Info Service, last month (August 2010) Michelle Obama, the wife of President Barack Obama, visited Spain with her their oldest daughter Sasha. During her stay in the Salesian house in Ronda, Michelle told the parish priest of Santa Maria, in charge of the Salesian community, that her husband always [...]
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