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When Bernard of Quintavalle told Francis he wanted to join his life of poverty, they spoke to the parish priest and, under his guidance, opened the Scriptures three times, a common practice in medieval times.
Thursday after Ash Wednesday February 23, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Deuteronomy reminds us that we determine our own future. We must choose.
Francis took a literal approach to the Gospel. He began with the most basic interpretation of a text, but he didn’t stop there.
Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joel 2:12-18 Today is the first day of Lent, the Church’s season of repentance. The prophet
Today is the start of our Lenten journey. On our foreheads we wear ashes, a sign that we are made of dust and to dust we shall return. Such an outward sign conveys a message that words do not.
Anything that prevents us from following Jesus with our whole heart, anything that holds us back, is a stumbling block to Christian discipleship
In the past 10 years, Pope Francis has been both celebrated and vilified. But he remains on task for reforming the Catholic Church.
Time and again, my little worldview is shaken by something wider; my plans are almost always dashed by bigger, better ones.
Reflect One day, during the heat of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was asked if he prayed for God to be on the side of
Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time February 20, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Sirach 1:1-10 The author of Sirach was a Jewish educator
