Therapeutic Thrifting
Every so often, I feel the driving need to go thrift shopping. I don’t just need to go, I “need” to go. Most of the time, I’ll go and be happy I went. At other times, I’ll tell myself it’s a fanciful...
View ArticleDo you desire worldly riches or Heavenly Treasure?
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalms 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. This...
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Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45. This...
View Article“You ask too little [of God]”
“You don’t ask too much from God, you ask too little,” the silver-haired, Dr. Margarett Schlientz scolded her audience during a talk last month at the Thirst Conference in Bismarck, ND. She spoke with...
View ArticleEncountering the Word – Luke 12:32-34
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an...
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote from St. Anthony of Padua
“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.”...
View ArticleThe Treasure is in Heaven
Why did God make me? God made me to know Him, love Him and serve Him and to be happy with Him in heaven forever. (Baltimore Catechism) But mankind is not an understanding people [they are unwise and...
View ArticleTithing: Making Time, Talent, and Treasure Servants to Your Spiritual Leadership
“The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Luke 12:32-34
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Anthony of Padua
“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.”...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Matthew 6:19-21
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Luke 12:32-34
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Anthony of Padua
“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.”...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Luke 12:32-34
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Josemaría Escrivá
“There is an infinite treasure of knowledge available to us: the Word of God kept safe by the Church, the grace of Christ administered in the sacraments and also the witness and example of those who...
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from St. Josemaría Escrivá
“There is an infinite treasure of knowledge available to us: the Word of God kept safe by the Church, the grace of Christ administered in the sacraments and also the witness and example of those who...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Luke 12:32-34
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an...
View ArticleDr. Scott Hahn: Treasures of the Kingdom
Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). Readings1 Kings 3:5, 7–12Psalm 119:57, 72, 76–77, 127–130Romans 8:28–30Matthew 13:44–52 What is your...
View ArticleParables About the Kingdom
Two Sundays ago, we began working our way through the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel and the seven parables that begin with the Parable of the Sower and end with the Parable of the Net. Each of...
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