August 2023

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090123.cfm Every Day Counts For states on the US Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard, hurricane season peaks at about this time. Every day we hear, “Be prepared.” That warning is on websites, radio, TV, and every other media outlet. State officials tell us to collect our important documents and supply plenty of food, water, and

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/thursday-twenty-first-week-ordinary-time    Stealing Second Base.     Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You get a comfortable lead because you want to steal second base. Now is not the time to daydream. Your total focus is on the pitcher and every move he makes. You have studied him well, and you

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083023.cfm    Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out.  How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t have to count to three or ten. You are out like a light as soon as you get the shot.  

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082922.cfm   SPEAKING THE TRUTH IS WORTH A SACRIFICE.   The reading in today’s Gospel is about John the Baptist giving his life for his faith. Recall this past year when a gunman entered a church and murdered around ten of the faithful. They were having a bible study? Catholics and Christians worldwide are freely giving their

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082823.cfm Compassionate Hearts Full Of Mercy. It amazes me that Almighty God has chosen to reveal Himself and the work of his salvation through ordinary people. Jesus is the fullness of that revelation and the One in whom we are called and gifted to follow. How humbling for the Lord to make himself known to