What I can tell you is that Adoration is truly transforming in an almost stealth manner . . . like the marriage that isn’t skyrockets, but rather the slow and steady fire.
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Remembering not to forget: Memorial Day
when Labor Day has come and gone, When the season has changed from summer to fall, let’s not forget what we remembered this summer so as to take notice when the calendar calls us to celebrate Veterans’ Day.
Advocating for palliative care
Last month, I attended a symposium on palliative care and assisted suicide, sponsored by the Canadian bishops, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Starting summer off right
We really trusted that Our Lady would simply take care of us. And she did, with a reassuring sign to boot. I will never doubt the intercession of Our Lady through the Rosary again.
Let’s thank fathers for their special love
On Father’s Day and each day, let us thank God for the gift of our father whose caring presence often mirrors or mirrored the love of our Heavenly Father.
The life of St. Joan of Arc
The Church celebrates the optional memorial of St. Joan of Arc on May 30, the day in 1431 when she was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, as a heretic and a witch.
Half way there?
have you found a way to bring the fullness of the “source and summit” more alive in your life? I’m trying, but I struggle. I struggle because I still fall short of my goal which, in part, is to experience overwhelming joy in the power of the Presence every time I receive Communion.
There’s still time to honor our moms
Since May is traditionally the month when we honor Our Lady, we still have two days left to do something that will make her smile.May I propose that we round out Mary’s month by doing something extra special for our own moms in her honor?
The youth are present in the Church
One of my favorite bishop activities is the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Receiving His love
The more I study and meditate on the Scriptures, the more I am convinced that the 14th and 15th chapters of John’s Gospel are the interpretative key to properly understanding the entire New Testament.