Paul stood up at the Areopagus

SAINT BERNARDINE OF SIENA, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   Paul stood up at the Areopagus.    Paul was standing in the center of the civilized world.   The Areopagus was a hub of Greek social, cultural, and political life.   People teemed in and around the...

There was suddenly . . . a severe earthquake.

6TH WEEK OF EASTER   There was suddenly . . . a severe earthquake   What do you think Paul and Silas were doing when that earthquake came and their shackles fell away?   They were singing and praising God!   Why, after having just been stripped and beaten,...

Quote of the week | May 18, 2020

“I expect to pass through life but once.   If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” -William...

They had been prevented by the Holy Spirit

5TH WEEK OF EASTER   They had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia.   What should we make of something that seems like a good thing to us but doesn’t ultimately work out?   Maybe a job promotion falls through...

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