September 28
“At every moment of every day, somewhere in the world, bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus.”
-Johnnette Benkovic Williams
Today’s Reflection:
What an awesome gift that Jesus is available to us every moment of every day, any where in the world. Take time today to express to the Lord your gratitude for this great gift.
It was almost exactly one year ago when I cried out in prayer to God: “I can’t do this anymore!”
September 27
“What could be more important than meeting Jesus Who in the Mass leaps down from heaven to be with us?
-Dr. Ronda Chervin
Today’s Reflection:
To what extent are you willing to sacrifice so that you may receive Jesus in the Eucharist more frequently?
September 26
“After I enter the chapel I place myself in the presence of God and I say to him, ‘Lord, here I am; give me whatever you wish.'”
-St. Catherine Laboure
Today’s Reflection:
Are you content to receive whatever the Lord desires to give you vs. what you want?
AS writes: “Conscious Breathwork sessions are all the rage right now. Can I, as a practicing Catholic, participate in this?”
As French lawmakers begin debate on a controversial new law that will allow single women and lesbians to have access to assisted procreation, the French bishops are warning that this law places the desire of adults above the welfare of children.
A 53-year-old man, who threw his mother off of a balcony to her death because she was suffering from Alzheimers disease was cleared of murder by a judge who said he “acted out of love” – a decision that is raising troubling new ethical questions.
September 25
“…the Eucharist is a mode of being, which passes from Jesus into each Christian, through whose testimony it is meant to spread throughout society and culture. For this to happen, each member of the faithful must assimilate, through personal and communal meditation, the values which the Eucharist expresses, the attitudes it inspires, the resolutions to which it gives rise.”
-St. John Paul II
Today’s Reflection:
What does the Eucharist being a “mode of being” mean to you?
TO writes: “This is a new one on me: Lemurian Cards. Can you help us understand what this is? I’m sure it’s of the occult and new age.”
The latest box office hit, Downton Abbey, starring Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, is a lavish period film set in the scenic English countryside in 1927 that might have made a terrific family movie if not for a homosexual subplot that many found offensive.
