Friday, September 23, 2022

St. Padre Pio : Carrying His Cross, Receiving Christ's Yoke, for Redemptive Suffering and an Antidote to Theodicy

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September 23 is the Feast of Pius of Pietrelcina, an Italian Franciscan Capuchin priest, affectionally known as St. Padre Pio. What does S...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

St. Matthew: A Jewish Man Who Shifted His Master from Caesar to Jesus

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In the Gospel Reading of the 25 th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C, Luke 16:1-13, Jesus spoke the parable of the shrewd but dishonest stew...
Friday, September 16, 2022

Maria, Mater Dolorosa

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We have Marian Octave in August, from the Solemnity of Assumption (August 15)   to the Memorial of the Queenship (August 22). There is anoth...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

St. John Chrysostom, Sower of the Word through His Golden Mouth

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  The Gospel Reading of the Feast of St. John Chrysostom (Mark 4:1-10, 13-20) is about Jesus’ parable of the sower. In this parable, Jesus s...
Friday, September 9, 2022

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Its Christological and Soteriological Significance

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9 months from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8)....
Saturday, August 27, 2022

St. Monica, the Mother of St. Augustine: Mother’s Love to Let Christ Raise Her Son from the Dead in Sin to Life in Christ

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When you think of or reflect on St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, what are some words that come to your mind about her? Pe...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

St. Bartholomew - Skeptical but Come to Believe Thanks to St. Philip

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  August 24 is the Feast of St. Bartholomew. Bartholomew or Nathaniel, some biblical scholars continue to debate if they are the same pers...