Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

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Monday Musings - Jesus' Invitation

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Eucharistic Reflection - The Blessed Sacrament Is the Continuation of Christmas

December 25, 2018

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) "Christ's body on earth at Bethlehem was the same body which is now on earth in our tabernacles all over the world. The only difference is that now He is veiled beneath the species of bread and wine. The Blessed Sacrament is the continuation of Christmas; we cannot think of Christ's first personal visit two thousand years ago without instinctively thinking of His constant visit at every present moment. We owe the Blessed Sacrament to Bethlehem. Each recurring Christmas Day should refresh in your mind the magnificent import of the bodily presence of God among us. As you receive Holy Communion on each occasion, the story of Bethlehem is being renewed and continued in your heart, for the cave was the first tabernacle and the manger was the first ciborium. You have the opportunity of 'wrapping the Child in swaddling clothes and laying Him in the manger' of your own heart every day if you wish. In the Blessed Sacramen...

Virtual Book Tour - Charlotte's Honor by Ellen Gable

November 02, 2018

My friend and author, Ellen Gable, hits the ball out of the park once again! At the conclusion of her last novel, Julia’s Gift , she promised a sequel that would reunite us with Julia’s close friend, Charlotte. The wait for this book seemed interminable. Thankfully, with the publication of Charlotte’s Honor , we need not wait any longer! We rejoin Charlotte amidst the horrors of war and follow her journey and unlikely relationship with Dr. Paul Kilgallen. Death and the threat of death are their constant companions. Both also face the heavy personal burden of having lost a loved one. As if all these challenges were not enough, Charlotte and Dr. Kilgallen are forced to defend a vile and vicious attack upon their personal and professional reputations. Neither abandons their work to save lives, console the dying, or hope for a better future. Charlotte volunteers to work in the death ward, intent on having no soldier die alone. She reads to them, sings to them, plays ...

Eucharistic Reflection - Another Food

September 15, 2026

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"Every 'flaw' I see in others is just a reflection of my own sinful soul. I must remember this Truth the next time I choose to be unkind or critical of someone else.”

A PERMANENT QUESTION

"When we spend time with Jesus we become like Him. Why are we not encouraged to do so?"

PRAYER TO BE PRESERVED FROM SUDDEN DEATH

MOST AMIABLE JESUS "I humbly implore Thee by Thy ignominious Scourging, The Crowning with Thorns, Thy Holy Cross, and by all Thy Goodness, not to permit me to pass out of this world without having received Thy most holy Sacraments." -Prayer of St. Vincent Ferrer

Ask Yourself:

"What have I: not seen? not heard? or not understood?"

God's Magnificent Creation

Eucharistic Reflection - The Blessed Sacrament Is the Continuation of Christmas

December 25, 2018

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) "Christ's body on earth at Bethlehem was the same body which is now on earth in our tabernacles all over the world. The only difference is that now He is veiled beneath the species of bread and wine. The Blessed Sacrament is the continuation of Christmas; we cannot think of Christ's first personal visit two thousand years ago without instinctively thinking of His constant visit at every present moment. We owe the Blessed Sacrament to Bethlehem. Each recurring Christmas Day should refresh in your mind the magnificent import of the bodily presence of God among us. As you receive Holy Communion on each occasion, the story of Bethlehem is being renewed and continued in your heart, for the cave was the first tabernacle and the manger was the first ciborium. You have the opportunity of 'wrapping the Child in swaddling clothes and laying Him in the manger' of your own heart every day if you wish. In the Blessed Sacramen...

Virtual Book Tour - Charlotte's Honor by Ellen Gable

November 02, 2018

My friend and author, Ellen Gable, hits the ball out of the park once again! At the conclusion of her last novel, Julia’s Gift , she promised a sequel that would reunite us with Julia’s close friend, Charlotte. The wait for this book seemed interminable. Thankfully, with the publication of Charlotte’s Honor , we need not wait any longer! We rejoin Charlotte amidst the horrors of war and follow her journey and unlikely relationship with Dr. Paul Kilgallen. Death and the threat of death are their constant companions. Both also face the heavy personal burden of having lost a loved one. As if all these challenges were not enough, Charlotte and Dr. Kilgallen are forced to defend a vile and vicious attack upon their personal and professional reputations. Neither abandons their work to save lives, console the dying, or hope for a better future. Charlotte volunteers to work in the death ward, intent on having no soldier die alone. She reads to them, sings to them, plays ...

Eucharistic Reflection - Another Food

September 15, 2026

Eucharistic Reflection - What Is This? – Be Transformed!

September 08, 2026

[The following is just one of 175 reflections on the Eucharist that are bound to touch your heart and stir your soul. You will find all of them in Godhead Here in Hiding Whom I Do Adore - Lay Dominicans Reflect on Eucharisitc Adoration .] "The first time I witnessed people adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, was because I showed up for a novena where there just so happened to be Exposition - Jesus, in the Eucharist on the Altar, in the Monstrance. I did not know what to do or what it was. I found myself asking the question, “What is this?” I was amazed and I knew in my heart it was extraordinary, but I did not know what the monstrance was etc. I asked God to help me to pray and to understand. Later, I realized the real question to ask is “Who is this?” That was a long time ago. I now attend at least one hour of Eucharistic Adoration weekly and sometimes I ask questions but more often I hear the questions being asked by Jesus left alone on the Altar: “Who do you say that I ...

Monday Musings - The New Evangelization Is Not So New

October 18, 2013

( (Image from Biblebios.com) If God used Balaam’s donkey to get that prophet’s attention, I guess he can use me to get yours. May these periodic postings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (God willing) generate fruitful discussion and faithful change. [ I know it’s not Monday. Time got away from me this week. What follows has been on my mind for some time. The privilege of recently meeting the Master of the Dominican Order prompted me to tickle my keyboard today and share what all of us lay Catholics (and most especially we Lay Dominicans) must be about .] (Photography©Michael Seagriff) The call to evangelize has been an essential part of our Catholic nature and fiber since the time our blessed Lord walked this earth. He told His apostles to “go make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. He did not then, nor does He now, teach that one Church is as good as another. Jesus ...