I have told you this so that you may not fall away.

6TH WEEK OF EASTER I have told you this so that you may not fall away. If you have ever moved to a new location, you know how easy it can be to “fall away” from old friends. At first, you may keep up with phone calls, but then the calls become less frequent. Over...

If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.

5TH WEEK OF EASTER If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.  In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns the disciples that they are going to encounter people who hate them “on account of my name” (John 15:21). “If they persecuted me,” he tells them, “they will also...

Their message goes out through all the earth.

SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (FEAST) Their message goes out through all the earth. Today we celebrate two faithful apostles: Sts. Philip and James. We don’t know a great deal about them, outside of what little the Gospels tell us. But we do know that Jesus chose...

Remain in my love.

SAINT ATHANASIUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Remain in my love.  Have you ever heard of Swedish death cleaning? It’s a practice among elderly Scandinavians who intentionally let go of many of their possessions. The primary goal is to ensure that they...

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