Daily Reflections

Walking with Jesus

By Joanne Huestis-Dalrymple / March 18, 2024 /

I read this quote on Franciscan Media, “it should be no surprise that saints, indeed all Christians, will experience the same difficulties as their Master.” The responsorial psalm for today also reminds us that we are not alone in our sufferings. “Even though I walk in the dark valley I…

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God Wants to Dream His Dreams in Our Hearts — Let Him

By Sean Calllahan / March 17, 2024 /

Today, many of us celebrate March 17: the feast of St. Patrick. For some, his name signifies nothing more than a time for parades, leprechauns, and a Guinness at the local pub; but for those who know the true story of the Irish missionary, the name means so much more.…

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Areas of Refuge

By Celina Manville / March 16, 2024 /

At the Catholic school where I work, we recently had to do a severe weather drill with the students led by our Campus Director of Safety and Security. There were defined spaces within the building which were determined to be ARs – Areas of Refuge. Part of the protocol for…

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The Suffering of the Just

By Fr. Sylvanus Amaobi / March 15, 2024 /

Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The Wicked Continue to Plot Against the Upright The righteous person listens to God’s word as his or her moral guide. He or she makes a diligent effort…

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Moving God through Prayer: Lessons from Moses

By Fr. Nnaemeka Paschal Ajuka / March 14, 2024 /

The story of Moses’ interceding for the Israelites after their grievous sin with the golden calf reveals profound insights into the nature of prayer and its power to move God. Four key qualities in Moses’ life stand out as essential for such impactful prayer. Desiring God’s Exaltation Moses exemplified a…

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When Mountains Become Roads: Overcoming Obstacles with Faith (Isaiah 49:8-15)

By Fr. Alex Igbozuruike / March 13, 2024 /

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, have you ever felt like Zion, the desolate city crying out, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forsaken me.” (Isaiah 49:14)? Our hearts are sometimes weary, burdened by problems, trials; and doubts easily creep in like a relentless desert wind, gradually eroding…

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The Cure of the Crippled Man at the Pool of Bethesda

By Jerry DeMelo Jr. / March 12, 2024 /

Allegorical Background: The pool of Bethesda, known for its five porticoes, was special in a unique way.Periodically, an angel stirred its waters, and it was known that the first person to enterthe waters would be healed of his affliction. As such, many crippled and infirm peoplesurrounded the pool awaiting the…

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Come Down Lord

By Fr. John Bosco Obiako / March 11, 2024 /

When I was still in the minor seminary, there was a song I loved so much, and we used to sing it often at Mass during the Communion. The title of the song is “Come Down Lord.” It was written by the Medical Mission Sister, Miriam Therese Winter, and was…

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For God So Loved

By Radhika Sharda, MD / March 10, 2024 /

Growing up in a Hindu family, I went to the temple once or twice a year and was perplexed by the large idols I saw there. They loomed silently over the people like alien figures, expressionless and unfeeling. The silence I felt there was deafening. In stark contrast, the Cross…

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A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings

By G K Zachary / March 9, 2024 /

With a largesse of poetic license, the mathematician Edward Norton Lorenz presented the metaphorical example of a distant butterfly flapping its tiny wings, weeks earlier in Brazil, leading to the formation of a tornado, weeks later, in Texas. The Butterfly Effect has come to mean that in a complex system,…

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