Lord, I trust in You, You are my God
Posted On July 15, 2020The utter trust and openness of heart and mind that a small child has towards its father or mother speaks of an attitude that allows us to have a glimpse of how God is
The utter trust and openness of heart and mind that a small child has towards its father or mother speaks of an attitude that allows us to have a glimpse of how God is
For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Bonaventure, known as the “Seraphic Doctor,” had so great an influence in the Franciscan Order that he has been called its second founder. Born in 1221 in Tuscany a
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north
Humanly speaking, Camillus was not a likely candidate for sainthood. Born 1550, his mother died when he was a child, his father neglected him, and he grew up with an ex
“Lord, make me a channel of Your peace and be attentive to the needs of those around us.”
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomor'rah!
Jesus challenges his disciples to examine whom they love first and foremost. A true disciple loves God above all else and is willing to forsake all for Jesus Christ.
On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of St. Henry II, a German king who led and defended Europe's Holy Roman Empire at the beginning of the first mille
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to
To have confidence in the spread of God’s Kingdom in these difficult times; to persevere inspite of opposition is our challenge. Trusting in God we carry on spreading
These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to deny their faith.
In the year that King Uzzi'ah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
Lord, do not look on our weaknesses or the sins that we may have committed, but look in loving mercy on the faith, hope and love of Your Church and, with the fire of Yo
On July 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian monasticism its lasting foundation in Weste
Veronica’s desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata. Veronica was born in Mercatelli, Italy on 27 December 1660.
My mouth will declare your praise.
We may wonder what these historical realities have to do with us in another age, a completely different culture and civilization. If we read these stories as parables o
Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China’s relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was free to grow or
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
