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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
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…
“He began to teach them that the Son of Man had to suffer much, be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be put to death, and rise three days later.” Mark 8:31 When Glenn Cunningham was just a boy, he was in a devastating fire at his school. Doctors told his…
Fr. Michael guides us through two meditations based on the The Two Standards of St. Ignatius contrasting the standard of the world versus the standard of Christ. We are called to stand with Jesus. Yesterday’s Video Homily – Reaching Out With Acts of Love Friday’s Seeds of Joy story – Divine Transformation
Coming to us from the Fogarty Chapel at Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, Fr. Michael enacts the Gospel of John chapter 21 and teaches that even in the midst of our sin—and just like he did with Peter—Jesus reaches out and calls us to do his work. John chapter 21 Jesus revealed himself again to…
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe, plans to give you a future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Three trees grew side by side on a mountaintop. One day they shared what they dreamed of becoming as the first little…