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The Lord is my Light

Friday’s responsorial Psalm is from  Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?

Love without Borders

On this day when we celebrate our independence – the birth of our nation – I recall to mind the words of the Spanish cellist Pablo Casals:

Go Out into the World and Tell the Good News

Today’s antiphon for the responsorial psalm is: Go Out into the World and Tell the Good News. Truly, if we paid attention, we would discover that the world is already telling us the Good News. It is all about us.

Earth’s Plantings in our Souls

Every moment and every event of every [person’s] life on earth plants something in the soul. – Thomas Merton

Reverence and Respect

Thomas Merton tells us: Advertising treats all products with reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments. Likewise, sometimes we church people treat church rituals, sacraments, and sacramentals with more reverence and seriousness than with which we treat people. We need to remember the People… Continue Reading “Reverence and Respect”

God’s Faithfulness Reaches to the Clouds

In Friday’s Responsorial Psalm we read from Psalm 36: With you is the fountain of life, O Lord. O LORD, your mercy reaches to heaven; your faithfulness, to the clouds. Your justice is like the mountains of God; your judgments, like the mighty deep.… Continue Reading “God’s Faithfulness Reaches to the Clouds”

Gratitude for a Smile

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. – Elie Wiesel I find Elie Wiesel’s writings inspiring. What courage and faith they demonstrate in the face… Continue Reading “Gratitude for a Smile”

Just One Drop of Water

Another perspective on the importance of just one drop of water – Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans. – Mahmûd Shabistarî The Mystic Rose Garden

It’s Okay to Be Just a Drop in the Ocean

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. – Blessed Mother Teresa

Seek First

Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 6:24-34, and we are reminded. Seek first Kingdom of God and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own… Continue Reading “Seek First”