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Overcoming My Worst Spiritual Behavior
I sometimes marvel at my consistency. On a day filled with self-reflection like the one I experienced yesterday, I realized that once again, I was falling into repetitive bad behaviors that were hampering my faith journey. The last time I felt like this was just before Lent of this year when I was overworked, worn [...]
The Greatest Action We Can Do
The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council taught that Jesus in the Eucharist is meant to be the “source and the summit of the Christian life.” In other words, for a life to be truly Christian, Jesus in the Eucharist is meant to be not merely a part of a person’s existence but the reality [...]
Daily Quote from St. Alphonsus Liguori
“Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. True, Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, for He has made the promise, ‘Ask, and you shall receive,’ but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit [...]
Make Me Holy
The first time I was invited to speak at a Catholic event was for local youth retreat called Credo, for which I was asked to give a talk on our universal call to holiness. At the time I was a traffic reporter in Cincinnati, and I wasn’t much exposed to the documents of the Church [...]
Walking on Water
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A); First Kings 19:9, 11-13; Psalms 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 One of the most famous stories of the New Testament is the one about Jesus walking on the water. If there is any gospel story we never tire of [...]
Daily Quote from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
“When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
Miracle of the Loaves
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A); Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalms 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21 Only one miracle of Jesus is recorded in all four gospels–the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. I once heard a homilist give what he said was the real meaning of [...]
Really, Truly, Substantially Present
Really, Truly, Substantially Present – On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist [Editor Note: At the end of the article, you can watch and listen to Fr. Barron's detailed examination of the Bread of Life Discourse in St. John's Gospel - Chapter 6.] Last month [June 24-25, 2011], I gave an address at [...]
The First Eucharistic Miracle
On the Second Sunday after Pentecost in the United States, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ – Corpus Christi. Jesus began to prepare us for this great gift of the True Presence of His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Most Holy Eucharist when He performed the miracle of the Multiplication of [...]
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