Following in the Footsteps of Mothers
Daniel Imwalle
May 8, 2022
Today we celebrate mothers everywhere for their strength, guidance, and grace as pillars in family life.
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Saint Peter of Tarentaise
Franciscan Media
May 8
Have you ever felt like running away from your job? Saint Peter of Tarentaise “disappeared” from his diocese to an abbey where he quietly prayed for about a year. Called back to ministry, Peter performed his duties to his diocese well, focusing his energies on the poor.
Let Him Speak Your Name
Patricia Breen McNeil
May 7, 2022
Imagine yourself as Mary at the tomb, and Jesus looks at you and speaks your name. Is there a special name Jesus has for you in love? If not, ask him to give you that new name.
Saint Rose Venerini
Franciscan Media
May 7
The death of a fiancé can be traumatic, and Saint Rose Venerini responded by joining a convent. That is not where God was calling her, however. She returned home to care for her widowed mother and eventually became a teacher, a career at which she thrived. Rose also gathered others to expand her ministry.
Sharing the Word for May 7, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
May 7, 2022
Our acceptance of Jesus as bread of life is itself a gift that can only be bestowed and accepted through the goodness of the Spirit of the Lord.
Saints Marian and James
Franciscan Media
May 6
Two almost unknown martyrs courageously witnessed to the world many years ago about their faith. Saints Marian and James were martyred in the 3rd century, yet their deaths still speak to the Church today.
Sharing the Word for May 6, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
May 6, 2022
The Lord gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink and that constitutes a guarantee of our sharing the life of Jesus and the Father forever. Nothing unites us with the Lord Jesus more deeply than our sharing in the bread of life.
Choosing to Trust
Julia Walsh, FSPA
May 5, 2022
Consider the ancient invitation within God’s word, found in Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely.”
A Mother's Unclaimed Blessings
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 5, 2022
Stuck to the corkboard next to my desk at home is a stack of coupons. They’re not regular store coupons that I have tacked up there so I don’t forget to use them before they expire.
Saint Hilary of Arles
Franciscan Media
May 5
Saint Paul counsels against taking advantage of the youth of a person in authority. That advice applies well for Saint Hilary of Arles who was ordained a bishop at age 29. He suffered because of his young age, but managed to be an effective prelate before his death at age 49.
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