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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God!” 1 John 3:1 In 1988, an earthquake hit Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 people. Just after the earthquake, a father rushed to his son’s school only to find it had been flattened. There was no sign…
“Wherever your treasure lies, there your heart will be.” Luke 12:34 There is an old-fashioned technique that has been used by farmers in third-world countries to capture monkeys who might be stealing from their crops. This time-tested trap is to cut a small hole in a log or gourd which has been affixed…
“Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you worth than they?” Matthew 6:26 Sometimes we can see the value in other people or other things, yet we struggle to find it in ourselves. This…
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 During World War II, amidst the intense smoke of crossfire, a Marine became…
Fr. Michael guides us through a meditation using the five most powerful words in the English language: Jesus I Trust in You. Yesterday’s Video Homily – Care for Our Earth Friday’s Seeds of Joy story – Cooking Lessons of Life
Fr. Michael enacts the story of creation as written by James Weldon Johnson and shares a message from Pope Francis that we are all called to do our part in caring for this planet Earth, our common home. The Creation by James Weldon Johnson And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and…
“Blest are they who hunger and thirst for holiness; they shall have their fill.” Matthew 5:6 A daughter came home from school, mumbling and complaining about how hard her day was. The other students were mean. The teachers were tough. Her walk home was too hot. On and on she went with her troubles. She…
“The patient man shows much good sense, but the quick-tempered man shows folly at its height.” Proverbs 14:29 There are a lot of angry people in the world. We can see that within a few moments of going on social media. Sadly, people often write or speak words that hurt others. This was the case…
“Shake off the dust, rise up, ascend to the throne, Jerusalem; Loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter Zion!” Isaiah 52:2 You’ve most likely heard that an elephant never forgets. We usually think having a good memory is a good thing. But there’s a story about an elephant that reminds us some of…
“Seek first his kingship over you, his way of holiness, and all these things will be given you besides.” Mark 6:33 Steven Covey tells a story that shines a light on our life’s priorities. He explains that one day a college professor brought out a gallon-size glass jar. He took a bag of large rocks…