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Eucharistic Reflection - God Is Not Loved!

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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) “Think about it: If a person treated his friends the way so many Catholics treat the Holy Eucharist, they would soon find themselves having no friends. Yet how many Catholics receive Holy Communion in the haphazard way? How many commit a sacrilege by receiving Holy Communion in mortal sin? How many priests and bishops allow liturgical abuses, idols and false gods to be set up in sanctuaries, immodest attire in church and tabernacles to be placed in closets or locations where nobody can find Him? Has Jesus done something wrong that His Real Presence in the tabernacle is so often banished to corridors and corners of the church? Why has He been hidden behind a wall out of view of the entire congregation? It's horrible what has taken place in recent years. Love is not loved!” (Father Donald H Callaway MIC from 3 0 Day Eucharistic Revival Retreat – A Retreat with St. PeterJulian Eymard )  

Monday Musings - Jesus Speaks to St. Catherine of Siena

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Today we Dominicans joyfully remember our beloved sister, St. Catherine of Siena.    [I am re-publishing this post since the words of this fearless servant of God are as relevant today as they were when she wrote them more than 800 years ago.] (Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) What a treasure St. Catherine of Siena is! One does not become a Doctor of the Church by being fearful to express, teach and live God's Truth in its entirety.  How ill-advised we are to discount, ignore or try to nuance the wisdom God has shared over the centuries through such faithful servants as she.  Less likely would we be to commit this error if our primary concern was the salvation of souls. No wonder those who wish to only tickle our ears and destroy our consciences ignore these great spiritual writers, abandoning God's Truth for a less demanding and counterfeit one. The following words  Jesus shared with St. Catherine in the 14th century are clear and unambiguous directio

Eucharistic Reflection - You Wait for Me

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What follows is just one of 175 Eucharistic Reflections intended to draw you closer to our Eucharistic Lord.  Have you gotten your copy yet? Here You are, quietly waiting…waiting for me to come and spend some time with You. I could have chosen not to come…You give me the freedom to say no. A thousand and one excuses could have kept me away. Even so, You would have waited patiently for me. Why do You wait? You wait only for me to give back to You a few minutes of the precious time that You have given me as a gift…time I often fill with mindless activity or useless worry. Of what value is my time to You? You created the universe and hold everything in existence. You created me. You know me through and through—better even than I know myself. You know my every thought. And still, You wait for me in silence. I come. Do I realize the privilege of being alone with You in this quiet place? Or am I distracted, thinking of the many other things I could be doing? Again, you wait, while I

Monday Musings - He Pleaded With Us

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Pondering Tidbits of Truth - April 18, 2024

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Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time. Father Jacques Philippe   “The fact that we can’t save ourselves is something we acknowledge in words, but in fact we find it very hard to accept. We’d all like to be saved by our own efforts…to shine in other people’s eyes, even on the spiritual level. Worldly people want to be highly regarded because they have luxurious cars, expensive watches, designer clothes, professional prestige, and go around with beautiful people. As good Christians, we may want to stand out for our virtues, charisms, experience, and sound judgement. Then we consider that we are on the right path. But in fact we’re in danger of ending up with exactly the same mindset as the worldly people described above. Very often, without realizing it, we have a worldly outlook on the spiritual life: self-fulfillment, self-affirmation, expansion of the ego, etc. And spiritual pride, w

Eucharistic Reflection - A Prayer at Eucharistic Adoration

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“I adore you, O Christ, and I praise you because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.”   I come before you, Lord, in adoration, kneeling before Your Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. I bow before Your Body and Blood broken and poured out on the cross. The image of the Annunciation embossed on the golden door of the tabernacle fills my mind with wonder and gratitude for the gift of Your incarnation. You are here. I am here. You are God. I am not. You are the creator. I am your creature. You are life. I am alive. You are the Redeemer. I am redeemed. You are the Savior. I am saved. You are mercy. I am forgiven. You are love. I am loved. You are Lord. I am Your unworthy servant. You are the way. I am a pilgrim. You are the truth. I believe. You are the life. I live in You. You are the master. I am your disciple. You are the Bread come down from heaven. I receive You. You are God made man. I share in Your divine life. In humbling Yourself to b

Monday Musings - How Do We Look Upon Others?

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The previous quotation is from Fire & Light - Learning to Receive the Gift of God .  The following questions follow Father Philippe's quotation and are excerpted from Pondering Tidbits of Truth, Volume 6 : PAUSE AND PONDER :  How welcoming and inviting am I to those I encounter daily? Do people feel comfortable around me? Am I able to treat everyone as God would?