That Your Joy May be Full – June 1, 2019

“If you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name… ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full” Read these words again. Do you believe them? I have to confess that I struggled with reconciling this passage of scripture with the fact that there have been…

The Ear of the Heart – Mother Dolores Hart & Richard DeNeut

“Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.” – Saint Benedict. Dolores Hart stunned Hollywood in 1963, when after ten highly successful feature films, she chose to enter a contemplative monastery. Now, fifty years later, Mother Dolores gives this fascinating account of her life, with co-author and life-long friend, Richard DeNeut. Dolores was a…

The Visitation – May 31, 2019

This feast, celebrated between the Lord’s Annunciation and the birth of John the Baptist, commemorates the Virgin Mother’s spontaneous visit to her kinswoman, the mother of the herald of her Son. It is celebrated most aptly also to declare the end of the month dedicated to Marian devotion. In it we laud our Lady’s mediation,…

The Ascension – May 30, 2019

The noble event which constitutes the last scene of Luke’s gospel account elegantly presents Jesus the Messiah as Priest, Prophet and King, but also as Lord (Luke 2: 11) who must be worshipped. This glorious event, Luke tells us, occurred forty days after Jesus’ resurrection (Acts 1:3) and it called to mind his Transfiguration where…

The Comforter – May 29, 2019

Continuing the final instructions on what the Apostles have brewing for them with the anticipated coming of the Paraclete, Jesus intimates them on the roles of guidance and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Having spent not much time with his disciples, and knowing that there were still relevant things they needed to learn, and that…

The Advocate – May 28, 2019

Still on the discourse on the Advocate, Jesus insists that the apostles should be thankful for his imminent departure which must precede the advent of he who would convince and convict the world on a threefold revelation: about sin, about who was right, and about judgment. Sin is the first thing specified of which the world…

The Promise – May 27, 2019

Though Jesus had been crucified under false charges, his resurrection at Easter was the ultimate witness and vindication of him by the Father. His Apostles, who had been with him all the while, constituted also a bloc of authentic witnesses who would testify, in truth, to the life and death of their master and the…

Peace – May 26, 2019

Earlier, Jesus had hinted on the paramount need for peace when he often told his disciples to bless homes and towns into which they stepped foot with the greeting of peace (Luke 10:6, Matt 10:12). Peace sank into them as an invaluable gift that could be given or withdrawn from the recipient if he/she did…

Be Alert – May 25, 2019

As is often said, being forewarned forearms anyone. Hence, as though the trials and cruelty Jesus himself underwent were not enough to indicate the extent of hatred his disciples were to expect on account of being and bearing the name of ‘Christian,’ Jesus sounds the warning unequivocally to their hearing, as he does us today:…

The Walls are Talking – Abby Johnson

This book narrates the harrowing and life-changing experiences of former abortion clinic workers, including those of the author, who once directed abortion services at a large Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas. These individuals, whose names have been changed to protect their identities, left their jobs in the abortion industry after experiencing a change of heart….

As I Have Loved You – May 24, 2019

Knowing how beautiful the power of love can be, Jesus desires that his disciples should not only love their Lord and God, but also that they replicate this glorious affection amongst themselves. That he so commands, “love one another” indicates that loving is an indispensable quality every disciple must possess, for by their love for…

The Father’s Love – May 23, 2019

St. Augustine once remarked that we would not have been capable of love or loving if we weren’t loved first. The love which the Father lavishes on us is the source and origin of our capacity to love him and our neighbour in return. The Father’s love for us has been unprecedentedly manifested in the…