"How long, O LORD will you forget me? How long will you hide your face? How long must I bear grief in my soul, this sorrow in my heart day and night?...Look to me, answer me, O LORD my God!..." (Psalm 13) How hard it is to wait! Impatience, doubt, discouragement - how easy these …
Holy Spirit Moments…
".. The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." (John 14:26) Today at Mass, the priest spoke about how, so often, our experience of the Holy Spirit in our day to day life …
The Dove, the Holy Spirit…
"If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you …
Humility and Confidence…
"I am the Vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing...If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father …
Suffering Well…
"...if when you do right and suffer for it you take it patiently, you have God's approval. For to this you have been called because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps... when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges …
More Than Enough…
"... what good are these among so many?...Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks and distributed them..." (John 6:9,11) Here's the very familiar story of Jesus feeding five thousand people by multiplying a young boy's lunch (probably packed by a very perspicacious mom!). Andrew, one of the disciples, finds this small amount of food, and …
A Living Hope…
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and to an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are guarded through …
Easter: Expect the Unexpected!
"...as it is written, 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him,'" (1 Corinthians 2:9, ISV). A blessed, glorious Easter to you! Jesus has risen, resurrected bodily from the grave. He's alive forever, and God's new creation has begun! …
The Maternal Heart of God…
"...Zion said, 'The LORD has forsaken me, my LORD has forgotten me.'. Can a woman forget her suckling child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands..." (Isaiah 49:14-16, RSV) …
The Universal Cure?…
"Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Many years ago, there was a movie called "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". One aspect of the film which stuck in my memory is the Greek parents' fondness for Windex as …
Lessons From Love School 