Tuesday, September 07, 2010
like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are, is what's inside of you. Source unknown
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Monday, September 06, 2010
My first real job was working for a nonprofit organization I greatly admired. I worked hard there and enjoyed it. Then I became friends with a coworker who did not think much of our employer.
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Sunday, September 05, 2010
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Saturday, September 04, 2010
Because God has given me a second chance at life, I thought, my life should reflect the blessing of that second chance. Because of that, I have forgiven him.
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Friday, September 03, 2010
As small children prepare for the beginning of school, where they will learn the famous three Rs, those of us who want to be literate of the future need to know the three Ls, the ability to learn, unlearn and relearn.
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
In Japan, the day usually is known as the "memorial day for the end of the war" (終戦記念日, Shūsen-kinenbi?); the official name for the day, however, is "the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace"
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
At that point, God spoke quietly within me. Would you rather be the one in need? Imagine their weariness!
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
He was nationally acknowledged as the first openly paid professional football player when he was given $10 to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association for a game against the Jeanette Athletic Association in 1895.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
But on August 29 each year, we celebrate National More Herbs Less Salt Day, a day to consider what alternative flavors you can add to a recipe or dish to make it more enticing without using quite so much salt.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Today, Sirach counsels, “Conduct your affairs with humility. Humble yourself the greater you are and you will find favor with God.”
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Augustine is still acclaimed and condemned in our day. He is a prophet for today, trumpeting the need to scrap escapisms and stand face-to-face with personal responsibility and dignity.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Many people have been inspired by Mother Teresa and went to India to work with her.
She always advised them:
"Find your own Calcutta."
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Yes, the practical life and the spiritual life are one; so when the splinter in your neighbor's eye is making you itch to remove it, consider this ritual
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Aah, but he who laughs last laughs best. It was easier to increase the horsepower of a steam engine than to up the horsepower of a horse
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
But when we allow Christ Jesus into our hearts, he can heal the scars caused by life and repair our wounded spirit
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Monday, August 23, 2010
"The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for imitation—excessive practice of mortification.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
May all of us fling open the door of our heart to Christ so that one day he may fling open the door to heaven and welcome each of us and all those we love and pray for.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Perhaps we all need obstacles to sharpen the desire of our dreams, but don't let those obstacles destroy your dream. Believe in yourself and your God-given gifts today.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
But the “man of the twelfth century,” without doubt or controversy, has to be Bernard of Clairvaux.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Grant also that I may find all my satisfaction and joy in serving and loving you.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Virginia was born on August 18, 1587, days after the colonists arrival on Roanoke Island. Her baptism on Sunday following her birth
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
While there are still folks in the small town who remember Bill and my dad because of what they did with their business, there are also former teenagers, now grandparents, who give thanks for the way the two men helped lead them to Christ.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Nothing turns us on quite as much as gold.
Part of what makes it so valuable is that it is scarce.
In our daily lives, we often look for things that are scarce,
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Mary knows that what is important about her life is that she be not only the mother of Jesus, but a disciple of his. She is called to proclaim the kingdom.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
"Lord Jesus,
renewed by your body and blood,
we pray that the same fire of charity
which Saint Maximilian Kolbe drew from this Eucharistic banquet
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Receive the word of God,
not as the word of men,
but, as it truly is, the word of God."
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
It's good to reflect on the struggles saints went through.
It helps us to relate to them
and remember that this is all part of risen life.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
and remember as you contemplate the sacred mysteries,
this Jesus whom you gaze upon,
loves you most tenderly."
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
No one has ever lived who has not had to suffer-
Even Mary, the mother of God!
Pain needs to be a part of our lives too
In order for our gold to shine.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Today is the feast day of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
(Edith Stein).
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Sunday, August 08, 2010
Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalm 33
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
Earth below and highest heaven,
praise the splendor of your state,
you who now are crowned in glory
were conceived immaculate.
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Friday, August 06, 2010
Today is the feast of the Transfiguration
At which the voice of God was heard saying
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
From the earliest times the Blessed Virgin is honored under the title of Mother of God, in whose protection the faithful take refuge together in prayer in all their perils and needs.
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
The commissioners employed James Thompson to survey and plat the town of Chicago, which at the time had a population of less than 100.
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
The
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Monday, August 02, 2010
our freedom is given us by God for personal and community fulfillment
and is not to be used to exercise power over others and greed by taking what others need.
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel your presence in my spirit. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus.”
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
“Great care must be taken to show forth orthodox truth in such a way that if any heretics happen to be present they may have an example of charity and Christian moderation.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
The most wonderful gift our in-law children are willing to share with us is the love they have for our children. Unearned love freely given and freely received, it doesn’t get any better than this.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
May our exercise of the gifts you have given us be a faithful reflection of His presence at work in our lives. We make this prayer to you through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
You, too, are a sign of the kingdom of God. The leaven of your little life lived with faithfulness can assist others in rising to the greatness God desires for them.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thought for the Day: Because of grace, our mistakes can be stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
The names of the parents of Mary of Nazareth appear in a first century source of Christian faith. They are the most renowned grandparents in history, their grandson bring Jesus of Nazareth.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
The prayer, Our Father, makes one to probe into ones life to see if I really live and forgive our trespasses as we for give those who trespass against us.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
The great seventeenth century poet, William Blake, once observed, "If the doors of perception were cleansed of habit and routine, one would see everything as it is, infinite."
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Faith is powerful enough to change not only the outward appearance of the world but also us and the way we see the world.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
All of the work that we will do in this building is inspired by God, empowered by the gift of His Son’s healing ministry & carried on by all those who are called to support our Mission by the roles they fulfill.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
This National Celebrate Your Garage Day provides an opportunity to reflect on using that space for more than parking your car and storing your equipment - consider making it sacred space.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The moon is a symbol of Mary.
She has no light of herself but simply reflects the light of the Son
Just as the moon has no light of itself but simply reflects the light of the sun.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
we must believe ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage and determination to succeed"
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
One of the hallmarks of Christianity is hospitality.
On this, the 16 Sunday in Ordinary time,
There is strong message of hospitality.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thought for the Day- God does not intend us to grow it alone.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Mary, the Virgin Mother of God,
Most intimately united with the salvific action of her Son,
Is the perfect model of cooperation with grace and its Giver.
We will tend to Christ through Mary,
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The people of both countries were interested in Liberty, Equality and Fraternity but went about it in different ways. The French put their trust in human enlightenment. Americans put our trust in God.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
On July 13, the Virgin is said to have revealed the Three Secrets of Fatima to the children, which consist of prophecies about the future and have been the focus of much interest ever since.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Of course, it's easy to love when things go well, and we're surrounded by people we care about. But
how do we love when things don't go well, and we're hurt by people who are selfish and insensitive?
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Eucharist that we celebrate today makes God’s love in Jesus present to us, to transform us into his Body, his people, building His Kingdom here on earth through love for all those in need.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
For the past few days, we have been reflecting on our Founding Fathers; attitude towards the Word of God.
Today we read about one of the citizens of this great country fulfilling the dreams of the Founding Fathers.
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Christianity by means of the Bible; for this Divine Book, above all others, constitutes the soul of republicanism
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
For my own part, I sincerely esteem it [the Constitution] a system which, without the
finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.
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Monday, July 05, 2010
without the beneficial interposition of the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe, we could not have reached the distinguished situation which we have attained with
such unprecedented rapidity.
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Sunday, July 04, 2010
Lord, free us from all the sins of our
Greed and power and make us the great nation
That you call us to be.
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Saturday, July 03, 2010
it is God who gradually transforms the weaknesses into the image of Christ, the courageous, trusting and loving one.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
We can see in this reflection the reference to faith in the Resurrection
And hope for resurrection of Poland, which, at this time was in a state of partition.
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
Being able to laugh at yourself
Is a sign of maturity
And a way of personal acknowledgement
That God is in control and that's ok.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Someone once told me she wanted to be able to sleep during the storms of life, just as Jesus had in the boat.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
My sister died recently and I as I write her biography to use in the various memorial services that will be held for her in the many placed where she lived and worked. As I am doing so, I realize how she lived what we all know as "Risen Life."
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Monday, June 28, 2010
We must not be content to be cleansed from sin; we must be filled with the Spirit. John Fletcher
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
One way we can experience freedom is forgiveness. Forgiveness of ourselves and forgiveness of others.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thought for the day: Life is meant to be a partnership between us and God.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
May our lives praise you and may your will be done
Here at Saint Francis Hospital and within all of Resurrection.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
He is not a figure that we can forget now that Jesus, the true light, has appeared. John is always relevant because he calls for a preparation which all men need to make.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Blessed are those who before going to sleep look into their rearview mirrors. By this simple prayerful practice they can adjust their course to be kinder, more considerate and more loving as they travel the high road of life.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Holding a grudge or sustaining anger against another hurts only ourselves.
This piece should be entitled "Away from our discomfort zone."
It's so easy!
It's so hard!
It's so worth it!
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Monday, June 21, 2010
The motivation for letting God purify us is the experience of God loving us, in prayer.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Thank you, Dad…for listening and caring,
For giving and sharing, but, especially, for being you!
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
The butterfly is a symbol of Resurrection
Because it begins its life as a caterpillar and
Transformed into an entirely different creature- a butterfly
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Friday, June 18, 2010
We are proud to have been a part of the health and healing of this community and of everyone who has ever ministered with us or has ever been ministered to here with the perspective of Catholic health Care for these years.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Many words do not necessarly make good prayer. God hears your prayer not because of countless words but because of God's immense love.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Romans gave their soldiers special allowances for salt rations called salarium (meaning "salt money"). This is the origin of our word "salary" today
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Monday, June 14, 2010
understand that the space program is offering rides into outer space
To persons who want to pay thousands of dollars for the experience.
I wonder if those who go and look down at Indianapolis
Are drawn to reflect on God as Mike did.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
The alleluia verse tells us: God so loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Sometimes I feel that I'd much sooner be an ordinary fisherman. Because then I'd at least have fish to show for my work. I could hold them up and say, see, I caught three fish.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
The gifts of the spirit are like the gift of hearing. If neglected, they soon drop out of our awareness. We dare not neglect the gifts of the Spirit and the habits of the heart that keep them fresh in our lives:
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
This remembrance day is the beginning of the celebration of freedom and liberty that comes to a climax on July 4th. AA teaches us that liberation is never an accomplished reality but is rather an ongoing one.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Ephrem's hymns, an ancient historian testifies, "lent luster to the Christian assemblies." We need some modern Ephrems—and cooperating singers—to do the same for our Christian assemblies today.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Please help us pray that the CON board will approve this change of ownership so that the transfer can be made at the end of the fiscal year, June 30.
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Monday, June 07, 2010
Suppose I invite guests for dinner and fellowship. If they came and asked immediately for a to-to box, I would be insulted. I wonder if god feels the same way about the way we come to the Bible
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Sunday, June 06, 2010
Pope John Paul II reminded us that in commemorating the Solemnity of the most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ, the Church does not only celebrate the Eucharist but publicly
proclaims that the sacrifice of Christ is for the whole world.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010
World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June
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Friday, June 04, 2010
The first road test of his car had to be delayed for an hour or so because the genius Ford had overlooked a minor detail: His car was wider then the door of the brick work shed! Some bricks had to be axed down by his workers to widen the opening.
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
Today, if you are aware of something unpleasant happening simultaneously with something enjoyable, don't be resentful or angry at whatever is "raining on your parade." Instead you can smile and say to yourself or others, "It's a monkey wedding day"
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
We have no real rights. There is nothing we have. When you lose your friend, your lover, your life-giver, you can curse God and say, Why was he taken? Why was she taken? Or you can say, Why was she given at all?
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
We probably had not thought about the breath of the Spirit
In terms of hurricane winds
But we might want to reflect on the fact that everything in life tell us about God.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
When the angel Gabriel responded to Mary's surprise that the Holy Spirit would fill her womb, she was told that aged Elizabeth was also pregnant by the Spirit and that,
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