"I give my life to take it up again": The Christian Meaning of Sacrifice (I)
The reason Christians are willing to go against their desires, fast, and make sacrifices for others; the reason they are able to bear suffering with joy, without making too much of it, is that they do not want to leave the Lord alone with the weight of the world’s evil and suffering.
Meditations: Sunday of the Twenty-Eighth Week of Ordinary Time (Year B)
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-eighth week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: from enthusiasm to love; discerning the good at every moment; a radical message.
Meditations: Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: Jesus always corrects out of love; loving others’ defects; one of the fruits of friendship.
Meditations: Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: the division within us, seeking God’s approval, unity: a testimony to God's love.
Meditations: Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: how the Master teaches; no request goes unanswered; when God doesn’t seem to be listening.
Meditations: Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: God wants us to be saints; being children when we pray the Our Father; forgiving and being forgiven.
Meditations: Saturday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.
Meditations: Tuesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time. The topics are: seeking Christ “among the pots and pans;" Martha: when we’re overwhelmed; Mary: a word that informs our lives.
Meditations: Friday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.
Meditations: October 7, Our Lady of the Rosary
Some reflections that can enrich our prayer on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.