Posts by Nicole Buchholz
Forgiveness
“Forgive us our sins as we forgive everyone in debt to us.” (Lk. 11:4) Difficulty to Forgive I don’t know about you, but there have been moments in my life when forgiveness has been very difficult to live. I’ve come to accept about myself that I can forgive, but I may not always forget. My…
Read MoreLove
It is difficult to limit myself to a few paragraphs when it comes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As a Catholic, as a Christian, He is my Savior and Lord. As a woman wholly consecrated to Him, He is my Spouse and my greatest love, the most ardent desire of my heart. So, of…
Read MoreWe Are Not Alone
Jesus’ Love Letter John chapters 14-17 is one of my favorite parts of the Gospels to read. I think of it as Our Lord’s love letter to us. These were the last recorded words with his apostles before his Passion. They reveal his heart to us. He knew what was coming. Jesus knew how it…
Read MoreDivine Mercy Sunday
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. It was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II during his pontificate on the Second Sunday of Easter in the year 2000, during the Mass of canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska. Prompted by Jesus, St. Faustina promoted this devotion to Divine Mercy throughout her life and in her writings. What…
Read MoreHis Peace
Openness to His Voice As we prepare for the consecration of Russia and the Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary tomorrow, the words of today’s readings are quite a call for me. “Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people.” (Jeremiah 7:23) “If today you hear…
Read MoreLetting Go
Today’s readings are very direct and to the point. I think the lesson I can take from them is, don’t hold on to things that don’t last. I need to let go of what is passing. Many times, when we are economically stable, we can think like one of the rich men in the Gospel…
Read MoreFaithfulness and Mercy
The readings from Samuel have been leading up to the moment of David becoming king of Israel and Judah, uniting the kingdoms. All that work always seems excessive for such a short period of unity. In the words of the responsorial psalm, God says of King David: “My faithfulness and my mercy shall be with…
Read MoreCall To Faith and Courage
The readings today speak of times of persecution. They are a call to fidelity and a courageous response to live in the truth. We also celebrate the courage of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and 116 other martyrs who died in a persecution of Catholics between 1820-1862. Choose Death to Choose Life To choose death rather than…
Read MoreThe Son of Man Must Suffer Greatly
Peter’s exclamation of “You are the Christ, the son of the Living God!” is a bold declaration of who Christ is. Yet, a moment later, his lack of faith in that statement earns him rebuke from Our Lord. Although not included in the reading today, in the verse directly after Jesus tells his apostles He…
Read MoreI Saw You Under the Fig Tree
We all have low moments in life, times when we aren’t sure what to do or how things will work out. In these desperate moments, I have at times tended to think I’m alone and that there is no help for me. Yet, my experience has been that God proves His fidelity by being right…
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