It is I. Do not be afraid.

SAINT PIUS V, POPE (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) It is I. Do not be afraid.  A mother’s college-aged son had just been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening disease that he would have to manage for the rest of his life. Understandably, she was worried and afraid. She...

Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?

SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA, VIRGIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?  With these words, Jesus launched Philip and the other disciples on a path of discovering more clearly who he was and what he had come to accomplish. Of...

We must obey God.

SAINT PETER CHANEL, PRIEST AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) We must obey God. “Weeds for sale! Pick your own!” Would you pay someone just so that you could pick the weeds in his garden? More likely, you would expect that person to pay you! We all know how hard pulling...

Go and take your place in the temple area.

2ND WEEK OF EASTER Go and take your place in the temple area. When the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail to let the apostles out, he told them, “Go and take your place in the temple area and tell the people everything about this life” (Acts 5:20). Their...

They had everything in common.

2ND WEEK OF EASTER They had everything in common. At first glance, these early believers didn’t seem to have anything in common. They came from different social classes and practiced different trades. They spoke a variety of languages. Some had been part of God’s...

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