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Day 123 – Fasting, Doing Good on the Sabbath and Challenging Authority

There was fasting before Jesus and there will be fasting after Jesus. It is only during the period while Jesus is with the Apostles that the need for fasting in reduced. Still, we can safely presume that there were periods of time that Jesus and the Apostles fasted.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Poorest of the Poor

The poorest of the poor, a priest once said, All those who live behind doors they know not,... (www.catholic365.com)

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Gender Optional?

Does anyone find it curious that in a day and age of gender neutrality or “genderlessness”, gender reveal parties seem to be all the rage? It seems that the revelation of gender for a yet to be born baby generates much excitement and happiness, and typically that excitement and happiness is elicit... (www.catholic365.com)

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My first trip overseas was to Israel. While attending a conference in Philadelphia, I met a lovely nun who, on the last day of the conference, invited me to join her on pilgrimage. My taxi had just pulled up to the curb when she came running out of the hotel yelling, “Wait, wait!” She handed me a ca... (www.catholic365.com)

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‘The Joy of knowing Christ'

Christ. It has been a joy for me that I know Christ. Jesus Christ is the source of my life. When I reflect upon my life, I know that in every situation of my life Jesus has always been with me.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Could'a, Would'a, Should'a

Thoughts of regret, either casual or overwhelming, arise from rearview mirror glances at our various "could'a, would'a, should'a" situations.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 122 – Jesus Heals the Paralytic

Today we read the famous story of Jesus’ healing of a paralytic. Once again Jesus is teaching in Capernaum. Of note, the first verse says that Jesus was “at home”. It’s not clear if this refers to an actual house that was Jesus’ personal residence but it at a minimum shows that Capernaum was his ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Judgmental Hypocrite in the Mirror

Mark Twain once said, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it’s is the parts that I DO understand.” Well, there is a very clear and understandable concept in the Bible that has me worried. It’s the fact that God is going to judge us using the same standard we us... (www.catholic365.com)

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage.

The Parable of the Talents is not about “earning” salvation, but about how we use our work to fulfill our earthly callings. It is about life long stewardship, or “Stewardship with a capital ‘S‘.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture

After WWII, if America became a beacon, what we did we could somewhat justify to ourselves because our way of life represented freedom. When we defended others, as a superpower, we intended to be on the side of right.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister

The first time I ever entered a Poor Clare church was in 2004. I was with my wife, Katia, in the postcard-perfect medieval hill town of San Severino at the base of the Apennine Mountains in central Italy. We were with a group of Italians on a pilgrimage to the Franciscan places within the bucolic re... (www.catholic365.com)

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Getting Chummy with the Lord

Jesus, whose appellation was "Emmanuel," meaning "God with us," promised to be with us not just for a day, but "to the very end of the age" (Mt 28:20). The "practice of the presence of God," even wordlessly, is quintessential prayer, and has four forms, says St. Alphonsus.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 121 – The Demon, the Mother-in-Law and the Leper

Today’s reading: Mk 1:29-45 Three interesting vignettes are in today’s reading (the second half of Mark, chapter 1). First, we see Jesus drive out some demons. There are some interesting details to note. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue a... (www.catholic365.com)

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“Jesus began to SHOW his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and…be killed.” ….Peter rebuked him. (Mt.16:21-27) This is the first of a series of Sunday gospel reflections designed to be given to young adults leaving home for school, to remind them of their Catholic faith, which parents have giv... (www.catholic365.com)

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When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare.

In our culture we are used to a carefully planned life. For some people every step of their day is recorded in advance in their computer or smart phone and this does have some advantages. But it also has at least one disadvantage: it allows us to know how long we can procrastinate before getting dow... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Unity in a Fractured World

Many writers refer to our world as “post-Christian” but we know that can’t be true because Jesus promised to be with us “always, even to the end of the age” (Matt 28:20). If by post-Christian, however, those writers mean that the tenets of Christianity no longer principally inform our culture, then ... (www.catholic365.com)

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How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary

The Holy Cross is sacred. It is only in the Catholic tradition that a replica Cross, or Crucifix, is venerated and affixed to the Holy Rosary. It is also a sacramental, and like all sacramentals, which guide our attention heavenward, the Holy Cross must be treated with care and respect.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Saint I Ain't

We often don't know which side is which; sinners are often saintly and saints are often "sinnerly." Yet "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23). From the cradle we're known as sinners, but from the casket we may seem like saints.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 120 – The Gospel of Mark (Peter's Gospel)

Mark first appears in scripture on Paul’s first missionary journey. However, after that trip, he stops traveling with Paul and becomes the interpreter (and probably secretary) to Peter. Thus, Mark’s Gospel is a record of Peter’s teaching.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Yea Though I Walk Through the Valley

The Valley of Whatever that comes my way—I shall not fear for Thou art with me. The Valley of water, floods, fire, and wind storms are just as fearful as death itself. The valleys of doubt, despair, uncertainty, and the unknown ----we wander into these too---but let us not fear.... (www.catholic365.com)

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