Category: Sunday Faith Reflections
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Sunday Reflection 5: The sufferings of this present time
Today’s second reading is one of my favorite passages in all of the Pauline epistles. “Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.” One of my favorite saints, St. Teresa of Avila, used to say that to those who…
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Sunday Reflection 4: What does it mean to “Come to me”? (Mt 11)
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.” So ends the Gospel at Mass this Sunday. I have found, with my experience of…
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Sunday reflection 3: When you ask God to guide you, He will. My stunning answered prayer story
Two of my favorite verses from the Old Testament are: “If you find your delight in the Lord, he grant your heart’s desire. Commit your life to the Lord. Trust in him, and he will act.” From the Psalms. The other is from Proverbs 3: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean…
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Sunday Reflection 2: The Vine and the Branches
I always say that John 15 is my favorite chapter in all of Scripture, if I had to pick one. I just love the verse when Jesus says, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me, you can do nothing.”…
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On the Immaculate Heart of Mary and consoling the Sacred Heart
After a successful launch of my new sword and sorcery fantasy adventure, I’ve decided to start something slightly different with the blog on Sundays. As you may know if you follow my blog, I am Catholic, and for 9 months back in 2019 I even discerned religious life as a postulant with a great monastic…
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