Friday, January 31, 2020

**Momentous Moment

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        Communion experience. Here I am, a finite creature who is powerless to save himself, placing himself entirely in the hands of the i...

**Tragic Nonrealizations

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Most of the world does not realize that we are so loved by God that he sent his only Son to die for us in order to save us from sin. If w...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

**The Moment of Knowing God*

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        If you open yourself up to the Lord, he shall let you know that he is the one you need, the one in whom to rest forever. Now you t...

**The Union Difference*

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        If you and the Lord are not in each other yet and you wish to call on or pray to him, you just go or travel to him somewhere outsid...

*Formula for Spiritual Success

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        Today's Gospel reading came from Mark 4. I was impressed by verse 25 in which Jesus said to his disciples, " To the one wh...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

*Joy Absent Ego

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        Communion experience. The secret interior joy I felt in the Lord was so pure and satisfying, as ego was completely uninvolved. 

***To Be Rich Soil for God's Word

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        In today's Gospel reading from Mark 4, we heard the parable of the sower. A large crowd gathered around Jesus and he taught the...

*Serving the Right Master

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        When you hear the word "servant," you conjure up someone lowly and without glamour. But it all depends upon the master yo...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

**No Judging

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        We may not like someone, even holding strong opinions about the person. As long as we do not wish ill on that person, there is no j...

**Ramifications of Your Sin

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      Suppose you drive and hit someone. The worst that could happen would be that the victim is maimed for life. Now suppose that you comm...

***Another Wakeup Call to Battle

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        There are more things that distract us from God than ever. Traveling in some countries abroad, whether you are riding in a subway c...

*Belonging to God's Family

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        Today is the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas. In the Gospel reading from Mark 3, Jesus said to the people, "Whoever does the wi...

**To Receive All God's Gifts for Us

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        Before Mass began this morning, I felt great peace in the Lord—such a wonderful way to start the day. Peace is God's precious g...

**Most Patient Lord

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        Yesterday I blogged about the unforgivable sin. Jesus said all sins and all blasphemies that people utter would be forgiven them—th...
Monday, January 27, 2020

***How To Stand Forever

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        In today's reading from Mark 3, Jesus also said to the scribes, "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided ag...

**The Unforgivable Sin*

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        In today's Gospel reading from Mark 3, the scribes spoke of Jesus as being possessed by Beelzebul and believed that it's by...

*Another Reason to Go to God

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        From today's entrance antiphon taken from Psalm 96: In the presence of the LORD are majesty and splendor, strength and honor in...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

*Beyond Knowing Jesus

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        Communion experience. I know that Jesus is exactly the one I need to complete my existence.