Feast of St. Martin de Porres November 3, 2015 Today's humble Saint, son of white Spanish father and a black Panamanian mother, was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. As a boy, he learned the art of healing. As a DOMINICAN, he served as infirmarian, healed the...
LUKE 16:15 “You do your best to be considered righteous by people but God knows the hearts and what is highly esteemed by human beings is loathed by God.” REFLECT:Do I look holy outside but rotten inside? Do I give to be seen and admired? Do...
LUKE 16:1-2 Another time Jesus said to his disciples: “A rich man had a manager who was reported to him for dissipating his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give me an account of your service, for it...
LUKE 15:4-7 Who among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wasteland and follow the lost one until he finds it? And when he finds it, he puts it on his shoulders in...
Feast of St. Charles Borromeo LUKE 14:27,33 Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple...
LUKE 14:16-18 One of the guests at a party said to Jesus, "Happy is he who eats bread in the kingdom of God." Jesus responded: "A man was giving a large dinner and he invited many. At dinner time he sent his servant to say...
ALL SOULS DAY JOHN 6:37-38 Jesus said to the crowd: “All that the Father gives me shall come to me; no one who comes to me will I ever reject, because it is not to do my own will that I have come down from heaven....
ALL SAINTS DAY MATTHEW 5:12 “Be glad and rejoice, for your reward in heaven is great.” REFLECT: Do I focus my attention on heaven rather than on earthly rewards? How conscious am I of the subtle lures of the evil one? Can I easily see the difference...
[caption id="attachment_9389" align="alignright" width="350"] Gideon and his three hundred men[/caption]His name means “Hewer, Slasher, Hacker.” It was interesting that God called him ‘a mighty warrior’ but, Gideon did not comprehend it because his own idea was contrary to God’s. His Work: He was a farmer. God...
Traditionally, many young people today believe that celebrating All Saints' Day is an ordinary day of visiting the cemetery, going to churches, and eating in a restaurant. Perhaps, we need to remind them that there are saints of today that we must consider as great...