The Israelites grumbled to Moses about the quail and manna that they ate in the desert during the Exodus. Jesus says that it was his heavenly Father who gave them the true bread from heaven. Are you thankful, or do you grumble about what God has given you or your neighbor?
Today we begin a 5 week stretch of readings from the Bread of Life discourse in Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel.
We are all preachers and receivers of the word of God. The prophet Ezequiel and St. Paul had difficulty preaching; even Jesus would not force people to open themselves to the word.
We know in the physical world that what goes up must come down. But with the Lord Jesus, what goes down, must come up.
We have all known the storms of life: an accident, a chronic illness, a painful separation, an abuse of trust, or a death that tosses us into the dark waters that threaten to overwhelm us. We do have a choice in these situations; we can complain and blame, or we can trust the one who never abandons and calls us through his own life, death, and resurrection to enter the mystery of divine love that suffering breaks open.
Fr. Benedict Ayodi, OFM Cap originally comes from Kenya and currently serves in the Capuchin Province of St. Mary in New York. He graduated with an MA in International Affairs at the New School University in New York and is currently a doctoral student in Organizational Development at Manila University.
“Where are you?” the Lord God asks Adam, after he committed the first sin, and it is a good question to ask of ourselves.
Today, Corpus Christi, we celebrate in faith the New Covenant, the foundation of which is built upon the very blood of Christ, shed for us on the cross.
Unlike other celebrations, the feast of the Holy Trinity is the celebration of mystery that, while breaking the rules of logic, proclaims that God is one, yet three.
50 days now since the resurrection we celebrate Pentecost when Jesus passes through locked doors to breathe the Holy Spirit on the frightened disciples gathered in the upper room.
The Eleven cast lots to elect Matthias to complete the twelve Apostles to engage the mission for which they were chosen by Jesus.
May is the month of Mary, when we celebrate the woman who said yes, making possible the birth of God into our world of blood, sweat, and tears.
All Saints signifies all people at all time who have professed and witnessed to faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. It includes those who have gone before
Dr. Michael Brescia could have been one of the richest doctors in the United States. Instead he chose to be one of the holiest. His Sicilian grandfather taught him that
Francesca Severino Cabrini, like her patron St. Francis Xavier, wanted to bring the liberation ofthe gospel to the east. Her frail health foiled her plans to enter the Daughters of
October 8, 2023
Colico, Lecco Italy
Fr. Andrew O’Connor
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