Seven Days with Solanus Casey: A Prophetic Friar
Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap
July 28, 2022
“Happiness in this world consists in the hopes we foster. Little children are happy in the vivid hopes that animate them.”
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Blessed Stanley Rother
Franciscan Media
July 28
Blessed Stanley Rother grew up in Oklahoma on his parents’ farm in what could be described as a normal environment. Life changed radically for him when he was ordained a priest in 1963, and again in 1968, when he volunteered for the missions in Guatemala. But the final change came when civil war reached his parish in 1980. He was assassinated on July 28, 1981.
Sharing the Word for July 28, 2022
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 28, 2022
Jesus describes “the kingdom of God” as a net thrown into the sea. And as expected, the net catches all kinds of fish that eventually need to be sorted out. But in the end all will be judged.
Seven Days with Solanus Casey: Holy Witness to History
Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap
July 27, 2022
“Many are the rainbows, the sunbursts, the gentle breezes—and the hailstorms—we are liable to meet before, by the grace of God, we shall be able to tumble into our graves.”
The Holy Women of Galilee
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
July 27, 2022
“There were many women there . . . who had followed Jesus from Galilee”—Matthew 27:55. Try to imagine these holy Galilean women at various scenes. Try to conceptualize how they may have felt, how they reacted. They are not often depicted, but they were there!
Saint Titus Brandsma
Franciscan Media
July 27
A mild-mannered Dutch Carmelite professor, Saint Titus Brandsma became a fierce critic of the Nazi movement and was put to death by lethal injection at the Dachau concentration camp in 1942.
Sunday Soundbite for July 31, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
July 27, 2022
In today’s Gospel Jesus invites us to ponder what are the true riches in human life. Jesus teaches that those who rely solely on material goods and allow them to control their existence to the point of greed and possessiveness are storing up treasures that will not last.
Sharing the Word for July 27, 2022
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 27, 2022
In today’s Gospel we’re given another image of the “kingdom of heaven.” Jesus speaks of a treasure buried in a field, but it is discovered by chance. This is Jesus’ way of saying that for those who believe, the gift of faith is far more valuable than any earthly or material treasure.
Seven Days with Solanus Casey: Relying on Mary
Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap
July 26, 2022
“The Blessed Virgin Mary! Next to Jesus Himself, and always with Him, may she ever be our refuge and our stay during this pilgrimage on earth.”
You Are the Beloved One
Bond Strong
July 26, 2022
If we don’t think God cares about us, why would we trust him with ourselves and all we hold dear? We trust those who love us, and it is a simple and foundational truth of our faith that God loves us most of all.
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