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Category Archives: Franciscan
St Anthony of Padua
Today is the Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua. Most people know St. Anthony as the patron saint of lost and stolen articles, but have you ever wondered why he is that particular patron saint?
The Patron Saint of Lost Things. The reason for invoking St. Anthony’s help in finding lost or stolen things is traced back to an incident in his own life. As the story goes, Anthony had a book of psalms that was very important to him. You have to remember this was before the age of the printing press and so all books were of great value, and besides the value of the book, the psalter had the notes and comments he had made to use in teaching students in his Franciscan Order. Continue reading
Day of the Lord
From yesterday’s first reading centered on “to share in the divine nature: (2 Peter 1:4), we continue to read from 2 Peter, moving ahead to Chapter 3 where we encounter “the coming of the day of the Lord” (2 Peter 3:12). The language of the text has all the hallmarks of the apocalyptic and it indeed is speaking of “the end times” an expression best suited to the modern Western imagination. For something a little different today, let us examine the expression “day of the Lord.” Continue reading
Being Fully Alive
It is but a simple, single verse from our first reading (2 Peter 1:2-7): God “…has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire” (v.4) And that simple phrase, “to share in the divine nature” has been the fountain from which has flown endless reflection, speculation, and wonder over the millennia. Continue reading
Memorials on this Day
Creeds
This coming Sunday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. 16 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. 18 Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Mt 28:16-20) Continue reading
Luke’s Account – John’s Account
This coming weekend is Pentecost Sunday. The first reading for Pentecost Sunday is the account from Acts 2 so familiar to every Christian. Luke’s account is a very public event compared to the very private Johannine account. Why the difference? Some scholars defend the basic historicity of the entire Lucan narrative; others conclude that it is essentially Luke’s theological attempt to explain the coming of the Spirit, not an historical account of actual events. Some, holding to the historicity of the Lucan account in Acts 2, hold that John’s account is symbolic only. Continue reading
Some First Thoughts
This coming Sunday is the 6th Sunday of Easter in Lectionary Cycle B. This gospel continues the pericope begun last week (John 15:1-8) that begins “I am the true vine…” The gospel is part of the larger “Farewell Discourse” that occurs during the evening when Jesus gathered with his apostles for the “Last Supper” before his passion and death. Some point from last week’s notes are: Continue reading
Voices
In the gospel reading for today we heard Jesus tell some bystanders who wanted Jesus to plainly say that he was the Messiah. Jesus replied: “But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” Continue reading
Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
I am sure that you’ve read the overnight news about the container ship collision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Let us pray for the people driving across the bridge, the workers on the bridge, any others injured in the event – and for the traffic problems Baltimore will face for a long time to come. If you want to see a great technical report on the accident, I’d recommend Sal Mercogliano’s video.
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