Lord, help me to receive your abundant grace today

God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that . . . you may have an abundance for every good work Openly following Jesus in third-century Rome was a risky business.   Emperor Valerian II was killing believers right and left.   Nonetheless, Lawrence, a...

They did him homage

 Homage If you are thinking that “homage” means “worship” here, you’re right.   A boat may seem like an odd place for the disciples to fall down in worship and adoration, but consider the scene.   They had just seen Jesus walking toward them on the water—and in the...

Lord, help me to reflect your love

The skin of his face had become radiant while he conversed with the Lord Have you ever noticed the Book of the Gospels when you are at Mass?   It’s hard to ignore: a large ornate volume with a rich gold cover.   The deacon or lector carries it in procession at the...

Here I am, Lord

The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed Have you ever seen a mustard seed?  It’s a tiny sphere, slightly larger than the head of a pin.   Yet it grows into a bush that can reach twenty feet high and thirty feet wide.   Jesus uses this tiny seed to illustrate a...

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