Console one another with these words.

22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Console one another with these words.  What does it mean when the Bible refers to death as “sleep”? We see it in today’s first reading (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) as well as in other parts of the Bible. For example, Daniel 12:2 refers to the...

. . . do so even more.

SAINT MONICA (MEMORIAL) . . . do so even more.  All of us need more—time, energy, money, you name it. And so it can be hard to hear the direction “As you are doing, do more.” Yes, there is a limit to what you can do, but there is no limit to what God can do! He is...

You are like whitewashed tombs.

SAINT LOUIS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) You are like whitewashed tombs.  Why would Jesus compare the scribes and Pharisees to whitewashed tombs? It wasn’t just because of the disconnect between a nice outward appearance and what was really inside. The answer also lies in...

You will see heaven opened.

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE (FEAST) You will see heaven opened.  Under a fig tree. That’s where Nathanael (Bartholomew) was when Jesus saw him (John 1:48). What was he doing there? Eating lunch? Thinking about his to-do list? Daydreaming? Some have speculated that...

We give thanks to God always for all of you.

SAINT ROSE OF LIMA, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) We give thanks to God always for all of you. Have you noticed how easy it is to be critical? Whether at school, the workplace, or even at home, it seems so much easier to correct than to affirm someone. Is this how God...

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