Sir, I have no one

4TH WEEK OF LENT Sir, I have no one . . .  Think of how exhausted this poor man must have been as he waited and watched for an opportunity to be the first into the healing waters. Everyone else had someone to help them, but he had “no one” (John 5:7). And perhaps...

He believed, hoping against hope.

SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (SOLEMNITY) He believed, hoping against hope.  No matter what novel you read or movie you watch, there is one element that always makes for a successful story: when the hero faces a seemingly hopeless situation and must...

It is love that I desire . . . and knowledge of God.

SAINT CYRIL OF JERUSALEM (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) It is love that I desire . . . and knowledge of God.  If you watch the Tour de France bicycle race, you might notice that the cyclists are constantly adjusting their strategies depending on changes in the weather, road...

They have stiffened their necks.

3RD WEEK OF LENT They have stiffened their necks.  The word “stiff-necked” originally referred to oxen who were slow to turn their necks when goaded to change direction. An ox that was stubborn or difficult to control was “hard of neck”—exactly what the Lord calls the...

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