The wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps

The wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. One day while St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden, another friar came up and asked him, “What would you do if you knew that Jesus were coming again today?” Francis replied, “I would keep hoeing my garden.”...

They came and took his body and laid it in a tomb

They came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. The Passion of Saint John the Baptist (Memorial) Today we celebrate the feast of one of the greatest heroes of our faith:   John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus, who cried out, “Prepare the way of the Lord” (Mark...

the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe

. . . the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.  Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) Today is the feast of St. Augustine.  So let’s take a look at how Augustine experienced God’s word “at work”:   through another Christian. When...

calling to mind your work of faith

. . . calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope. What comes to mind when you think about a faith-filled friend or family member?   Maybe it’s the time your friend prayed with you for a wayward child or your grandmother fingered her...

Can anything good come from Nazareth?

Can anything good come from Nazareth? Saint Bartholomew, Apostle (Feast) How easy it is to judge people and situations only based on “earthly” assumptions!   That’s what Nathanael did when he first heard about Jesus. Nathanael, who is thought to be the same person as...

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