More Than a Millionaire

Clapping, excitement, anticipation! Millions of us sit on the edge of our seats, watching our TV screens, hoping a player on one of the most popular television programs in America, “Who Wants to Be a [...]

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Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened

Gospel of the Day ( Matthew 11:25-30 )
At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been [...]

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St. Madeleine Sophie Barat

The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools operated by her Society of the Sacred Heart, institutions known for the quality of the education made available to the young.
Sophie herself received an extensive education, thanks to her brother, Louis, 11 years older and her godfather at Baptism. Himself [...]

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What do you want me to do for you?

Gospel of the Day (Mark 10:46-52)
They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity [...]

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St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes

Mary Ann grew close to God and his people during her short life.
The youngest of eight, Mary Ann was born in Quito, Ecuador, which had been brought under Spanish control in 1534. She joined the Secular Franciscans and led a life of prayer and penance at home, leaving her parents’ house only to go to [...]

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The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve

Gospel of the Day (Mark 10:32-45)
They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went ahead of them. They were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son [...]

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St. Augustine of Canterbury

In the year 596 a small party of some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England. Leading the group was Augustine, the prior of their monastery in Rome. Hardly had he and his men reached Gaul (France) when they heard stories of the ferocity of the Anglo-Saxons and of the [...]

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A hundred times more now in this present age

Gospel of the Day (Mark 10:28-31)
Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.”
Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the [...]

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God can give us peace in the midst of a storm.

God can give us peace in the midst of a storm.
How can this happen? What are the storms in your life — and mine? Is it sickness — or depression — or lack of money — or a family health crisis? No matter what the storm, if you are a Christian then Jesus can be [...]

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Then who can be saved?

Gospel of the Day (Mark 10:17-27)
As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not [...]

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