Daily Reflections
Today we celebrate the Memorial of Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American born saint. She was born at the time of the United States’ founding, into a wealthy, non-Catholic family. She was beset by tragedies and challenges but was able to find herself as a Catholic amidst the obstacles of…
Read More
A Lesson to Be Learned As I read and began reflecting on the readings for today, I was reminded of a story my grandmother shared with me about her and her twin sister one Christmas. During this one particular Christmas, they received baby dolls from my great grandfather who was…
Read More
The Feast of Epiphany calls for a thanksgiving celebration to God for revealing Himself to humanity. One of the prophetic voices that would prepare us to receive God echoes: “Arise and shine! Your light has come” (Cf Is. 60:1). While this call may seem to be for the “initial elect,”…
Read More
The new year is a time to reflect on the blessings of one’s life and how we can grow in blessing others. Moreover, it is ultimately a celebration of a new year to render our hearts and lives as a sacrifice of praise to the Lord, a blessing through grace. …
Read More
The celebration of New Year’s Eve is filled with tradition. My family and friends have lots of these last hooray traditions. I recall many of us would wear polka dots, serve 12 kinds of round fruits on our tables and light firecrackers to usher in prosperity and drive evil spirits…
Read More
After the waiting, what? I remember the childhood anticipation I felt leading up to Christmas Day. Back then, the excitement was mostly rooted in receiving presents. One problem with such intense anticipation – after the event there was a tendency to feel deflated. It is 360 days until next Christmas!…
Read More
We, the disciples of the Lord, saw a new world that night. We had taken part in a Passover like no other. The covenant was transformed, with Our Lord himself before us, as The Sacrifice. The vision of that perfect Sacrifice swam before our eyes as we ate the Lamb…
Read More
A Voice Was Heard in Ramah The story of King Herod’s rampage against the young boys of Bethlehem calls to mind comparisons with the abortion holocaust (62.5 million and counting in the U.S. alone). Christ’s vulnerability is striking, and it is also striking that His Father does not resort to…
Read More
Instrumental Art I visited a family on the occasion of the 75th birthday of a church member. On entering the house, I noticed a big piano and asked the woman during the discussion whether she played instruments. She started telling me how she and all her five brothers learned and…
Read More
What a great feast we celebrate today, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! The timing of this feast is so perfect – it’s what Christmas is all about! I hope everyone had their family members around them to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Just 24…
Read More