He took the seven loaves and the fish.

SAINT NICHOLAS, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He took the seven loaves and the fish. For generations, mothers and fathers have been inviting their children to help with all kinds of projects that the kids may not be fully capable of doing. Whether it’s baking cookies or...

The wolf shall be a guest of the lamb.

1ST WEEK OF ADVENT The wolf shall be a guest of the lamb. “Cheer up! Everything will be okay.” Well-meaning people offer this kind of consolation, but it doesn’t help much with real problems. In today’s first reading, the prophet Isaiah didn’t offer such empty...

One nation shall not raise the sword against another.

ST. JOHN DAMASCENE, PRIEST AND DOCTOR (OPTIONAL MEM.) One nation shall not raise the sword against another. By Christmas Eve 1914, the First World War had been raging for six months. But something strange happened that night. In several locations along the front...

His kingship shall not be destroyed.

34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME His kingship shall not be destroyed. The Book of Genesis tells us that in the very first act of creation, God brought order out of chaos. He spoke into a dark and formless void and established a world of light, order, and beauty for his...

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