https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031926.cfm Someone gave me the book *Consecration to St. Joseph, The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father* (Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC). I started the 33-day retreat, hoping it would impact my life like the Consecration to Mother Mary did 10 years ago. It truly did! When I made the Consecration to Mother Mary, she became

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031826.cfm Do Nothing On Your Own Jesus explained that He only does what He sees the Father doing, showing us that communion is at the heart of His relationship with the Father and with us. Whenever we feel isolated from someone, Jesus experiences that same sense of separation from us, reminding us of His close,

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031726.cfm From Addiction to Walking More than 20 years ago, I underwent a shoulder replacement. Initially, the first day was pain-free thanks to a nerve block. Wow! However, once the nerve block wore off, I needed something to manage the pain. The doctor prescribed a painkiller and advised me to stay proactive in controlling the

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031626.cfm No More Dog Days with Jesus Growing up, I loved to fish with my Dad. What mattered most to me was how many fish we caught and their size. June and July were called the “dog days” because fish were stubborn and wouldn’t bite. Those days with Dad were so disappointing. It wasn’t really

Last Sunday we celebrated what we might call the Sunday of Water. In the Gospel we contemplated the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. Today we could call this the Sunday of Light, because Jesus gives both the light of sight and the light of faith to the man who was