"Be faithful to me... and I will give you life as your prize of victory." ~ Revelation 2:10
A neighborhood grocery store is owned by a couple of simple means. Although they don't talk a lot about God , they live in His presence. Their love for each other makes their store a holy place. Customers leave the store feeling more human.... closer to God.
After a long, twelve-hour day, the couple puts things in order for the next day, turns off the lights, and bolts the door. Then th ey go home, have a glass of wine, watch TV, and say their simple prayers to a friendly God or light a candle to the Madonna. Sometimes they play ca rds or reminisce. Then they go to bed. ~ James Kavanaugh, adapted
A re there any people in your life who exhibit this kind of simple faith? Hav e they influenced your perspective on life?
"God has not called m e to be successful; he has called me to be faithful." ~ Mother T eresa of Calcutta
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"For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. " ~ Matthew 6:20-21
"May Day" was celebrated throughout the Comm unist world as a way of supposedly honoring the role and importance of labo rers in Marxist countries. The Communist conception of work as an end in it self was, of course, very different from the Christian understanding. In 1955, to highlight this difference, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster-father of Jesus, spent a lifetime laboring as a carpenter. His primary motivation for working wasn't a quest for riches or status, but a desire to s erve God and to care for his family in a loving way. Joseph never worked an y miracles; he never made any important speeches; he wasn't a public figu re, but was known only as a humble carpenter (Matthew 13:55). Joseph labor ed in obscurity, but was nonetheless given an important part in God's plan .
Work is not intended to be an end in itself ...
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St. Joseph the Worker
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"If my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humb le themselves and pray, and seek my presence and turn from their ev il ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon theirs sins and revive th eir land." ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14
Every important event in Jesus' l ife found Him in prayer.
Jesus prayed at this baptism (Luke 3:21),< br>He prayed at the start of His ministry (Mark 1:35), He prayed before picking the twelve (Luke 6:12), He prayed before asking His disciples the question, "Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:18), He prayed before goi ng to Jerusalem (Luke 9:29), He prayed in the garden (Luke 22:41), He prayed on the cross (Luke 23:34), He prayed before teaching His disc iples how to pray (Luke 11:1).
What role does prayer play in the imp ortant events in our lives?
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affli ction, faithful in prayer." ~ Romans 12:12
"Prayer is like t he turning on of an electric switch. It does no...
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St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
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Ave Maria Catholic Church - Brownstein Hall
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Officers and Directors meeting at 6:00 PM, Rosary beginning at 6:30 PM the meeting to follow around 7:00 PM in Brownstein Hall.
Covid -19 guidelines:
- No food will be served, however drinks will be allowed .
- Hall to be cleaned up and sanitized (by officers) after the meetings.
- Masks are worn at all times unless it is the main speaker.
If you a re uncomfortable with meeting in person despite the precautions, please do not feel obligated to attend. There will not be any streaming of the meeti ng at this time.
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"Rather, Blessed are those who hear the word of God and kee p it." ~ Luke 11:28
James is sometimes referred to as St. James "the Lesser," to distinguish him from St. James "the Greater," who was al so an apostle and the brother of St. John, James' brother. St. Jude was al so an apostle, and their mother Mary was a close relative of the Blessed V irgin; for that reason, James was sometimes called the brother (cousin) o f the LORD. But James' holiness came not from being related to Jesus in a b iological way, but in a spiritual one - and this is a relationship Our LOR D offers to every one of His followers.
When Jesus called Philip as an apostle, his first impulse was to share the news with his friend, Nath anael, describing Jesus as "the One of Whom Moses spoke" (John 1:43-49). A t the Last Supper, it was Philip who asked Jesus to show them the Father ( John 14:8-9); he, like the other disciples, was slow to realize the unio n between God the Father and Christ. But Philip's examp...
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"So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but yo u are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of Go d, Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Je sus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held togeth er and grows into a temple sacred in the LORD; in him you also are being b uilt together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." ~ Ephesians 2:19-22
Charles Schulz, author of the Peanuts cartoons , once said, "How can you go to something that you are already a part of? If you are a Christian, you are the Church."
Someone else said, "That's precisely my problem with the Church. How can I believe that Christ founded it, when I see so many second-rate Christians mutilat e its teachings so badly?" To that, someone replied, "That's like saying , 'How can I believe in the musical talent of Beethoven, when I hear so ma ny second-rate musicians mutilate his Ninth Symphony so...
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"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge , and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condem ned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to yo u. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get b ack." ~ Luke 6:36-38
Happiness cannot be sought directly; it is a by-product of love and service. Service is a law of our being. With love in our heart, there is always some service to other people. A life of pow er and joy and satisfaction is built on love and service. Persons who hate or are selfish are going against the law of their own being. They are cutti ng themselves off from God and other people. Little acts of love and encour agement, of service and help, erase the rough places of life and help to make the path smooth. If we do these things, we will surely have our share of happiness. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pray that we may gi...
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Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80138, USA
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Hot breakfast at 5:45 am followed by discussion. Please join
us. For more information contact Brad Riddell at 303-548-
6184 or Bill Was serman at 954-817-5706.
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"Having nothing, and yet possessing everything." ~ 2 Co rinthians 6:10 NIV
A king once fell gravely ill. He grew worse with each passing day. His servants were ready to give up hope when the king's o ld nursemaid spoke up. "If you can find a happy man," she said, "take the shirt from his back, and put it on the king - then he will recover." His messengers rode fare and wide throughout the kingdom, and yet nowhere coul d they find a happy man. No one seemed content; everyone had some kind of complaint. If a man was rich, he didn't have enough. If he was not rich, it was someone else's fault.
Finally one night the king's son was pa ssing a small cottage when he heard someone say: "Thank you, LORD. I've fi nished my daily labor, and helped my fellow man. I've eaten my fill, and now I can lie down and sleep in peace." The prince rejoiced in having found a happy man at last. He gave orders to take the fellow's shirt to the king , and of course pay the owner as much money as ...