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A Genealogy of Fulfillment

by Joannie Watson | Dec 17, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“In this beginning of Matthew’s story, they hear much more than a list of names.” Today begins the...

Rejoicing in Lent

by Joannie Watson | Mar 12, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“The Lord has made promises. Our joy comes from believing He is faithful.” This Sunday...

The Mission of Joseph

by Joannie Watson | Dec 18, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“Far from stepping aside from the mystery, Joseph – you are to guard the mystery.” One of our...

The Joy of living anno Domini

by Joannie Watson | Dec 11, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“What Isaiah could only long for has now become our reality.” Gaudete Sunday is my favorite Sunday. Growing up, I loved lighting the rose candle in our Advent wreath, and it was usually the weekend we would decorate...

Advent Reflection — Wonderfully Made

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 16, 2019 | Reflect | 0 |

“Creation of Adam” (detail) by Michelangelo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons...

Daily Reflection — Wonderfully Made

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 12, 2018 | Reflect | 0 |

“You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know.” (Psalm 139:13-14) Every single one of us is made intentionally by God....

Daily Reflection — God’s Promise

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 13, 2017 | Reflect | 0 |

“He promised us eternal salvation and an unending life of blessedness with the angels, and an...

True Peace and Security

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Oct 7, 2017 | Sundays | 0 |

Reflection on the Mass readings for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) — Isaiah...

Encountering the Word — 2 Peter 3:9

by ICL Editor | Jun 19, 2015 | Verse | 0 |

A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard ‘delay,’ but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). Print this...

True Peace and Security

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Oct 4, 2014 | Sundays | 0 |

A few years ago, I toured northern England. There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the...

Keeping Promises

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Sep 27, 2014 | Sundays | 0 |

There will never be a shortage of words. Words are plentiful because talk is cheap. It’s easy to...

Pass the Pencils, Please

by Sarah Reinhard | Jul 28, 2014 | Everyday Faith, Regular Feature | 0 |

Is there anything better than a freshly sharpened pencil, a brand-new blank notebook, and a comfortably cluttered table? Other than the pile of books I have to read, no. This time of year is some sort of balm to the...