The mystery of the Catholic Bishops’ suspending public gatherings at Mass and closing churches has a Corpus Christi connection in 2020 and a Sacred Heart of Jesus connection in 2021. Both are Providential.
Author: Rod Minns
A retired Catholic teacher with a freelance writing stint, I love playing the best game on earth, hockey, or paddling kayaks on a river, lake, or ocean. My home is in the heart of Christ, held in the arms of His Mother who accompanies me when I receive the Eucharist. My seven kids range from 21 to 38 years old.
A Trinity of Glory
Posted in SOLEMNITIES & FEASTS
As Cardinal Thomas Collins says, three majestic devotions, “Doctrinal devotions”, draw us into an intimate encounter with the Father if we abandon ourselves during the week in June when they are celebrated. Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary together form a trinity of glory.
Wisdom From the Saints
Posted in SAINTS
Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies. –St. Ambrose
A Triduo To St. Joseph
Posted in JOSEPH
He is Holy Joseph, because no other Saint but he lived in such and so long intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus, God incarnate, and Mary, the holiest of creatures.
Between Prayer And Proclamation
Posted in Pentecost, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
This evening St Peter’s Square is transformed into a vast Upper Room in which our community has gathered to pray for and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
If this profound process takes place within him, he then bears fruit not only of adoration of God but also of deep wonder at himself.
God Is Mystery Yet Appeared In Jesus
Posted in LIFE IN CHRIST, and SHOWCASE
Who has cupped in his hand the waters of the sea, and marked off the heavens with a span? Who has held in a measure the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
My Lord and My God, I Trust In You
Posted in Resurrection, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
As a gift to humanity, which sometimes seems bewildered and overwhelmed by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the Risen Lord offers his love that pardons, reconciles and reopens hearts to love.
John Paul II’s Holy Thursday Letter
Posted in SACRED TRIDUUM, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Passover Meal of Jesus Christ when he established the Holy Eucharist in the Upper Room with his disciples. There he…
Isaiah’s prophecy of Christ’s suffering and death is the flowing spring from which we should drink continually.
Bill C-7: The Illusion of MAID
Posted in LIFE IN CHRIST
Despite fierce opposition from the Conservatives, who forced the Liberal government to seek a fourth and final extension to get the amendments finalized and into law, there’s no brake to stop what’s coming.
This excerpt is from Pope John Paul II’s homily at Yankee Stadium during his Apostolic Journey to the United States on October 2, 1979.
I Will Refuse Nothing Of Which He Asks
Posted in SHOWCASE, and SOLEMNITIES & FEASTS
“Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.”
Jesus Wants Our Hearts to Be Like His
Posted in LENT
Jesus shows us the bright horizon of living with a heart of love, like His. Yet, his disciples were probably downcast after hearing the demanding call to go beyond the Ten Commandments.