Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...
One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...
The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Solemnity is formally celebrated on June 12. On that date, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Milejczyce...
“When you suffer often, then praise God, for He begins to teach you [patience} …” St. Teresa of Avila, When we undergo trials, we fight the battle of fear. Fear of the current situation, fear of the future, fear...
Charles Allen explains the meaning of an interesting work related sentence in the following story: A boy went to a farmer and asked to be given a job as a hired hand. The farmer asked, “Are you willing to work...
Jungle tribes in Indonesia would often try to capture wild monkeys, so that they could sell them to buyers from different zoos throughout the world. At first it was very difficult to trap the monkeys because they were...
“I beg the Blessed Mother to touch the hearts of all parish Priests that they may have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in their parishes, and that it may spread throughout the entire world.” – St. Mother Teresa of...
What must interest us directly is to see why, in the Eucharistic gathering for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time,, the Lord Jesus brings up once again the harsh conditions for being his disciples of the 21st century...
“On what more delightful object can we fix our sight, than on one who loves us to such a degree — on One who comprises all good things in Himself?” (St. Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection, 1566)...
The war in Gaza is gut-wrenching, as all wars are. Ultimately, there is only one solution for lasting peace in the region. It is surprisingly a theological and psychological one. Pope Francis said this much, but his...
I think this Hot Topic, AI, should also be of great importance to the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion followers. We should have a special interest in being aware of the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and also...
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