April 2012
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On this day of your life we believe God wants you...
When you look, you see reflections of your being. When you listen, you hear echoes of yourself. If you don’t like something about what you see and hear, no point in smashing the mirror, change who you are becoming.
March 2012
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Whoever is not With Me is Against Me
Father Alex Yeung, LC
John 11:45-56 Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and seen what he had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs. If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and...
Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep...
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CALVARY UNITY
“I will make them one nation.” –Ezekiel 37:22 Ezekiel prophesied that the separated nations of Israel and Judah would become one, and that a descendant of David would be the one Shepherd for them all (Ez 37:24). Throughout the Old Testament, which chronicled an ever-increasing disunity, there were nevertheless occasional prophecies of unity and prayers for unity. For example, the...
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A Palm Sunday Funny
It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter.
When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Johnny asked them what they were for. “People held them over Jesus’ head as he walked by,” his father told him. “Wouldn’t you know it,” Johnny fumed, “the one Sunday I...
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to...
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Without humility, there is no way of conquering...
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Saint of the Day
St. Benjamin (5th century)
Benjamin was a deacon was released from prison on the condition that he would never preach where he could be heard by the royal court. Thus, he became a street preacher. He was eventually arrested, tortured and martyred.
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How do I know if thoughts are from the devil or... →
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“True followers of Christ; Be prepared to have a world make jokes at your...”
– Bishop Fulton J. Sheen † (via christineofnuthang)
On this day of your life we believe God wants you...
In life you can absolutely count on one thing, - everything can turn around in one day, in one minute sometimes. Don’t you dare to give up, - you might be a moment away from a windfall.
When Jesus heard this, he told them, "Healthy...
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Actions Speak Louder than Words
John 10:31-42
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ´I said, “You...
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Thought for Friday March 30
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold! Praised be the LORD, I exclaim, and I am safe from my enemies. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. John 10: 31 – 42 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to...
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT JESUS?
They “again reached for rocks to stone Him.” –John 10:31 As we near the end of Lent, Jesus, as gentle and humble as He is (Mt 11:29), can nevertheless start to get on our nerves. Jesus may be quiet (see Mt 12:19), but He’s insistent. He keeps knocking on the door of our hearts ever so lightly but ever so frequently (Rv 3:20). He can’t bear to see us unrepentant of our sins....
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“You are a Christian and, as a Christian, a son of God. You should feel a grave...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, #416 †
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Control your appetites before they control you. –...
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Saint of the Day
St. John Climacus (6th century)
John lived for many years as hermit at the foot of Mount Sinai. When he was 75, at the request of the other monks there, he became their abbot. His works have influenced relgious for centuries.
The only way to break the chains of fear and doubt...
On this day of your life we believe God wants you...
Don’t speed through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. Slow down and be present.
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Keeping His Word
John 8:51-59 Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ´Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.´ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out...
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Thought for Thursday March 29
The Lord remembers his covenant forever. He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations, Which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac. The Lord remembers his covenant forever Genesis 17: 3 – 9 I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your...
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TEN DAYS TILL COVENANT RENEWAL
“My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.” –Genesis 17:4 A covenant is an agreement to be in a personal relationship with someone. Those in a covenant agree to do certain things which will promote growth in their love for each other. God made a covenant with Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, etc. The people who entered into these...
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger...
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Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation,...
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Saint of the Day
St. Archmimus (5th century)
Archmimus was a servant of the vandal king, Genseric. When the king demanded him to renounce his faith, he refused. Not wanting to make a martyr of him, the king had him tortured and enslaved in the mines of Byzacena.
