Daily Reflections

Our Lady of Guadalupe By Jerry DeMelo Jr

The Continuing Influence of Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Jerry DeMelo Jr. / December 12, 2023 /

Our Lady of Guadalupe is not just a symbol of faith or an accident of history. She has promoted unity without sacrificing cultural identity and her influence still transcends religious boundaries, extending into the realms of social justice thus leaving an indelible mark on the Americas. The Cultural Unifier The…

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Resilience

By Joanne Huestis-Dalrymple / December 11, 2023 /

Did you ever have one of the moments that you know will be etched on your heart forever because of how spectacularly moving it was? I believe we are only given a few, and many may miss the beauty in them if they are not keenly aware. I had one…

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Tis the Season Posted By Paul Verderber

Make Space for Eternity

By Radhika Sharda, MD / December 10, 2023 /

What happens when something eternal enters human history? How do we, who live in the measures of time, even fathom what the realm beyond time might be like? The Cosmic Calendar Consider the vastness of the universe. Every time we step outside, we encounter a glimpse of the largeness of…

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Answering Prayers

By G K Zachary / December 9, 2023 /

Here is a survey with a single question in it. When you pray earnestly and intensely, from your heart, do you find that your trials usually increase first, before God answers your prayers “in the way He knows best.” That has been my experience. If I ask for patience, he…

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Mary’s Immaculate Conception

By Sr. Olisaemeka Rosemary Okwara / December 8, 2023 /

The celebration of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary refers to the dogma that Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin in preparation for becoming the Mother of God, the son Jesus Christ. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church and…

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Who Shall Stand?

By Connor Szurgot / December 7, 2023 /

And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like afoolish man that built his house upon the sand, and the rain fell, and the floodscame, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and greatwas the fall thereof. Mixed…

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When Hope Dies

By Fr. Venatius Oforka / December 6, 2023 /

The path of man on earth is an undulating path, designed with valleys and hills, plains and mountains, dangerous curves and beautiful smooth paths and landscapes. On this path, one encounters angels and demons, as well as saints and marauders. Though this interplay of colours in human life makes life…

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The Gift

By Fr. Joshua West / December 5, 2023 /

Jesus rejoices in the Holy Spirit! At first glance it seems an odd thing for Jesus to do. Jesus rejoices! The Holy Spirit as we understand is the love between the Father and the Son. When understood this way, as a relationship of love, we cannot imagine Jesus not rejoicing…

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Good Centurion

By Paul Verderber / December 4, 2023 /

Happy New Year to you! Happy New liturgical year, that is. We move on to Cycle B in the readings, and we will notice that our priests will have a change in color of their vestments. We’re not in ordinary time anymore. The advent candles will be brought into service.…

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According To Your Faith By Fr Christian Amah

The Reason for the Season

By Tristan Evans / December 3, 2023 /

Brothers and Sisters, first a greeting and blessing to you all on this first day of Advent! As I reflected on today’s readings, I was drawn to this verse: Turn Thine Eyes Look up oh busy one from thy toil, Pressed by many tasks as thy burn much midnight oil.…

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