1. "The heart of the Christian life is to be united with the God of Jesus Christ by means of communion with one another." St. Bonaventure — SrMadeleine Miller (@SrMadeleine) July 15, 2015 2. From the Liturgy of the Hours today, from St. Bonaventure’s Journey of the Mind of God: Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the throne of mercy over the Ark of the Covenant, and the mystery hidden... Read more
Today’s the feast of Kateri Tekakwitha — holy New Yorker! — and first Native American saint. 1. When Pope Benedict XVI canonized Kateri Tekakwitha in 2012, he said: Kateri Tekakwitha was born in today’s New York state in 1656 to a Mohawk father and a Christian Algonquin mother who gave to her a sense of the living God. She was baptized at twenty years of age and, to escape persecution, she took refuge in Saint Francis Xavier Mission near Montreal.... Read more
1. We honour Saint Benedict today whose holy rule continues to inspire people to come closer to Christ. pic.twitter.com/LpdhyCWdCs — Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 11, 2015 2. Pope Benedict XVI on his patron: In contrast with a facile and egocentric self-fulfillment, today often exalted, the first and indispensable commitment of a disciple of St Benedict is the sincere search for God on the path mapped out by the humble and obedient Christ, whose love he must put before all... Read more
1. From Magnificat today: 2. Confession under the Cross, the "inexhaustible spring of divine Love" https://t.co/hw9JlQJa1q — Fr Lawrence Lew OP (@LawrenceOP) July 10, 2015 3. Do not let the day go by without spending a little time with Saint Clement today: Beloved, see what a marvellous thing love is; its perfection is beyond our expression. Who can truly love save those to whom God grants it? We ought to beg and beseech him in his mercy that our love may... Read more
1, Today’s the feast day of Chinese martyrs, Augustine Zhao Rong and his 119 companions. When they were canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, he said, in part: “The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart” (Responsorial Psalm). These words of the Responsorial Psalm clearly reflect the experience of Augustine Zhao Rong and his 119 companions, martyrs in China. The testimonies which have come down to us allow us to glimpse in them a state of... Read more
1. In all things we are victorious through your love; take us into your care today. – Stay with us, Lord Jesus. #lauds — Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 8, 2015 2. Speaking of Twitter: a Twitter chat I helped lead today for the World Meeting of Families. 3. One of the reasons we seek to pray through the day is so that… https://t.co/whU0JSQJeO pic.twitter.com/oTcVAJX7M4 — Marie Paul Curley (@SisterMPaul) July 8, 2015 4. Homily notes from Fr. Roger Landry today:... Read more
1. Deepen in us our love for you today, so that in all things we may find our good, and the good of others. Lord, lead us to the truth. #lauds — Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 7, 2015 2. Today’s Mass readings. 3. Jacob and the Angel at Peniel: today's 1st reading at Mass https://t.co/ev9TqH3cS5 — Fr Lawrence Lew OP (@LawrenceOP) July 7, 2015 4. #PopeFrancis calls for synod prayers during Mass for one million people http://t.co/CszOfYfbku pic.twitter.com/1qpNlE8blB — Catholic... Read more
1. Show us, Lord, the light of your mercy. #lauds — Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 6, 2015 2. "It is no compliment to God to treat what he had made out of nothing as if it were little better than nothing". Frank Sheed — FrSteveGrunow (@FrSteveGrunow) July 6, 2015 3. You can be a hero for #Jesus, you can do great things for God— by just living your #Christian faith with joy and love and confidence. — Archbishop Gomez... Read more
1. Altar front from Ushaw College of St Thomas kneeling before the Risen Christ: may we share his faith https://t.co/US9aaw95Ho — Fr Lawrence Lew OP (@LawrenceOP) July 3, 2015 2. The highest confession of #faith in the #Gospels comes from the lips of “doubting #Thomas”, whose feast it is today: https://t.co/f6pnp8Eir4 — Thinking Faith (@ThinkingFaith) July 3, 2015 3. From Pope Benedict XVI: The Apostle Thomas’ case is important to us for at least three reasons: first, because it comforts... Read more
1. Today's sermon considers how our sins test God's faithfulness and the efficacy of Christ's Precious Blood https://t.co/moIpmCN2cO — Fr Lawrence Lew OP (@LawrenceOP) July 2, 2015 2. "Humanity is the workman of divinity…and ought to reveal the Trinity." Hildegard of Bingen. — Susan Timoney (@DrTimoney) July 2, 2015 3. #LoveIsOurMission https://t.co/IS8d1pDyFN — Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) July 2, 2015 4. I’ve sometimes called this church home: Awesome or Awful? A Reflection on the Mosaic of Christ in Majesty at the... Read more
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