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Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter May 19, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 18:9-18 Paul’s 18-month stay in Corinth was productive, though not
“Today Christ stands at the door and knocks in the person of his poor.
It is to him that we open when we give aid, when we give ourselves to those in need.
For he tells us plainly, ‘Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members
of my family, you did it to me.'”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection
Reflect “Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom.”—Isaiah 40:11 This verse from the
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter May 18, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 18:1-8 Paul leaves Athens for Corinth where he follows his
“Nothing apart from God can satisfy the human heart,
which is truly in search of God.”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection
Not long ago one of the friars living here at the Monastery observed that, out of this time of pandemic, we all might discover some new things about how we live. Today’s quote from Anthony might easily provide an insight into such a “transformed” lifestyle: “Nothing apart from God can satisfy the human heart, which is truly in search of God.”
Reflect The difference between courage and brashness is wisdom. The fool may go into challenges with gusto but will fail. Courage does not mean a
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter May 17, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 The welcome that Paul and Silas initially received
“The greedy man is really not rich, but poor.
He does not control his money but is controlled by it.
He does not possess his wealth but is possessed by it.
He may have many things, yet for him he has all too little.”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection
Today’s quote from Saint Anthony about how money controls a greedy man reminds of what. Francis of Assisi said to his brothers: that having things necessarily meant guarding them, lest they be stolen.
Aunts and uncles play an invaluable role in shaping the lives of young family members.
Reflect Jesus tells the story of two men—one builds his house on a rock, the other on sand. One house survives; the other collapses. Jesus’
