St. Getulius - Thursday, June 10, 2010

St. Getulius, pray for us!!

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Taken from the June Magnificat, pg 128-129

Jesus said: "The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve." (Mt 4:10)

Creating idols is a perennial enterprise among us blind-hearted human beings. When we set up goals that mirror all that is small and self-centered in the human heart and then sacrifice all our time and energy to them, we run the constant risk of achieving deadness of spirit instead of vibrant life lived in the image of the compassionate Creator.

Genesis 9: 5-6

For your own lifeblood, too, I will demand an accounting: from every animal I will demand it, and from man in regard to his fellow man I will demand an accounting for human life. If anyone sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God has man been made.

Life is holy. God made life holy. We worship God alone and in doing so we will reverence life - all life from conception to natural death.

God bless!!

Editorial: Stephen Hawking is Wrong. Church is a Defender of Life, Science and the Person - U.s. - Catholic Online

Editorial: Stephen Hawking is Wrong. Church is a Defender of Life, Science and the Person - U.s. - Catholic Online

Here's a great article defending the Catholic Church against one of the well known Atheists.

Dear Sweet Jesus, guide us and heal us and bring us all home to the Father's heavenly kingdom!

God bless!!

Pretend I’m a Tree and Save Me

Pretend I’m a Tree and Save Me

Thought provoking!

St. Ephrem - Wednesday, June 9, 2010

St. Ephrem, pray for us!!

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Romans 12: 9-12

Your love must be sincere. Detest what is evil, cling to what is good. Love one another with the affection of brothers. Anticipate each other in showing respect. Do not grow slack but be fervent in spirit; he whom you serve is the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient under trial, persevere in prayer.

(Taken from the June Magnificat, pg 833)

God calls us to detest what is evil and to cling to what is good. In this culture so many are confused about what is truly evil and what is truly good. An easy way to discern is this: if what you are doing brings God closer to you and you to God then there is a good chance it is good. If what you are doing brings God away from you and you away from God then there is a good chance it is evil. It is in quiet prayer and reflection that we are truly able to see the sin in our own lives and feel repentance and sorrow.

God bless!!

St. William of York - June 8, 2010

St. William of York - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Worship the creator, not the creation. To worship creation is to worship the image in the mirror for that is what creation is. We have a calling deep within to be a people of worship and praise. What is it in your life that means the most to you? That you would have the most difficulty giving up? That you will long for when you know that death is near and all that you know of this world will be gone? That would be what you should give up; be willing to sacrifice in order that you might live and see the living God, Jesus. He walks with you and talks with you, but you do not see nor do you hear because the world and its desires drown him out. They make you blind and deaf. God has created a longing in us that will never be satisfied by any earthly pleasures. Listen to the voice of your heart.

In Genesis, God made all things. On the first day he created the day and the night and then on the fourth day he filled the day with the sun and the night with the moon and the stars. On the second day he separated the sky and the waters and on the fifth day he filled the sky with the birds of the air and the waters with the fish of the sea. On the third day he made the dry land and on the sixth day he filled it with the animals and humans. On the seventh day he rested and invited mankind to worship and praise him on that day and to rest from their labors. All that we see and touch and feel in each and every blessed and holy day is a gift from our loving God. Praise him!! Worship him!! Spend some time with him each and every Sunday!

God bless!!

Bl. Anne of Saint Bartholomew - Monday June 7, 2010

Bl. Anne of Saint Bartholomew - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Today we celebrate the life of a Carmelite saint. We are all called to be saints! Jesus tells us to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow him. How many are willing to do this today? It's not an easy road and we cannot do it alone - only through the grace of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is when we get on our knees and ask for help that we receive the help and grace we need. It's a hard way to live, but yet it is filled with a deep inner joy and peace. How many today find that joy and peace? So many today live angry lives. The anger begins with themselves and spreads out to the world around them. It's a huge infection. Part of the anger is because the world does not live as they think the world should live or others in their lives do not live as they think they should live. When we are truly in relationship with another, we desire to give up all of ourselves that the other may find joy and happiness. The key word is in denying ourselves. We live today in a society that believes "If I think or feel it is right, then it must be so." We have become like mini gods - a way unto ourselves. We do not know how lost we are, but we are known by our fruits. Are the fruits of our lives joy and peace or are they anger and resentment? Pray each day as if your life depended on it, because it does!

God bless!!

Happy Anniversary, Jim & Amy - 2003!

Seven Years!! Congratulations!!