Category Archives: Essays

Rome Pilgrimage – St. Paul

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Michael

Today our pilgrimage brought us to Roman churches associated with St. Paul.  In the morning we visited the Basilicas of Santa Prassede and Santa Pudenziana.  These basilicas are decided to the two daughters of Pudens (2 Timothy 4:21).   Pudens was … Continue reading →

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Rome Pilgrimage

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Michael

My blogs for the next week will feature some of the churches I am visiting on a pilgrimage to Rome. Today we visited two churches in district of Trastevere, the Basilica of Santa Maria and St. Cecilia Church.  In the … Continue reading →

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Indifference

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Michael

Indifference in a garden results in a garden overran with weeds.  Indifference towards a family member or friend results in a broken or impaired relationship.  Spiritual indifference results in a lost soul.  The products of spiritual indifference are a lack … Continue reading →

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To Dewfall

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Michael

The Eucharistic prayers of mass contain many beautiful phrases.  One of my favorite is, “Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like dewfall, so they may become for us the Body and Blood … Continue reading →

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To a Healthy Heart

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Michael

We are constantly reminded about the importance of diet and exercise in maintaining a physically healthy heart.  Little is said about maintaining a spiritually healthy heart.  Our physical health is dependent upon our heart’s ability to supply blood and oxygen.  … Continue reading →

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Call

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Michael

Some believe God is has little, if any, interest in man.  This is not the God of the Old and New Testaments.   God incessantly longs to be with us.  “When you call me, when you go to pray to me, … Continue reading →

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Lord, I Am Not Worthy

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

“Lord, I am not worthy” can be spoken with great faith and hope or with distrust and despair. We are all sinners and unworthy to have our Lord under our roof.  Yet, in our unworthiness and sinfulness Christ offered Himself … Continue reading →

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To Knowledge of God

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

God is omnipotent. He knows everything about us, and wants us to know Him as He knows us. God has taken us as His spouse.  He wants us to know Him intimately as a spouse, not as someone invoked when … Continue reading →

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St. Thérèse of Lisieux on Littleness

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Michael

Littleness is what St. Thérèse desired with all heart.  She saw littleness as a way to spiritual childhood, a pathway to heaven, for “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). … Continue reading →

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Come Follow

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Michael

Come follow me.  What is Christ asking when He calls us to come follow? Is Christ asking us to follow Him so that we can walk with Him?  He is.  Jesus desires to walk with us, as He walked with … Continue reading →

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