He kept calling out all the more.

33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME He kept calling out all the more. You may have heard the saying “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Sometimes people use it negatively, to point out someone who complains too long and too loudly. But normally, people just mean that if you...

If out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods

SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS (MEMORIAL) If out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods, let them know how far more excellent is the Lord than these. The children had been running races on the beach when a stranger asked if he could join in. They agreed,...

Wickedness prevails not over Wisdom.

SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Wickedness prevails not over Wisdom.  There are many synonyms for the word “wisdom”: intelligence, prudence, insight, and foresight, for example. But none of them quite capture the depth and value of the word. Think about...

Where are the other nine?

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT, BISHOP AND DOCTOR (OPT. MEMORIAL) Where are the other nine? Why was Jesus so disappointed that nine out of the ten men he had cured of leprosy didn’t return to thank him? Jesus certainly didn’t need their gratitude. Perhaps it was because he had...

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