"In the day of my trouble I shall call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me." ~ Psalm 86:7 KJV
On this date in 1985, seven brave Americans died as they reached for the stars aboard the space s huttle Challenger. As our nation mourned, our faith compelled us to consider the contradictions -
....that a flowering plant might spro ut from volcanic ash, ....that days after a devastating earthquake we m ight discover the survival of helpless infants,< br>....that the violence of conflict might yield to the peace of reconcilia tion, ....and that in the horror of so vividly seeing seven human lives instantaneously obliterated, we might re member the Easter mystery of the Resurrection.
For the crew of the < i>Challenger - Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ronald McNair , Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee and Michael Smith ... they were escaping the bounds of earth, looking towards the heavens,...
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St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor of the Church
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"If you forgive... your Father in heaven will also forgive y ou." ~ Matthew 6:14
A young man, whose father had abandoned his family, was on retreat. At one point, he imagined himself kneeling befor e Jesus as he hung on the cross. He wrote:
"An enormous guilt was up on me. I wept for forgiveness. As I wept, God forgave me... He loved me in all my filth...I took the next day off from work to think and pray. While I was reading the Bible, I began to think of my father.... That night I we nt to his apartment and asked his forgiveness for hating him.... We hugged and kissed one another.... I took a cab most of the way home that night, b ut I wanted to walk the last couple of blocks. Joy overflowed me... With ar ms outstretched, I screamed, "I love you, God!" He blessed me greatly th at night. ~ Letter to Mark Link, S.J.
What keeps me from forgiving others?
"We are like beasts when we kill. We are like men when we judge. We are like God when we forgive." ~ E. C....
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"Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these." ~ Matthew 19:14
Ba be Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1895. He died 53 years later of cancer in a New York hospital. Babe loved kids; and they loved him. Durin g the 1926 World Series, he promised a very sick John Sylvestri, that he' d hit a home run for him - and did.
Part of Babe's love for children stemmed from his own turbulent childhood. He lived above the family saloon , played hooky, stole, and drank. His parents finally committed him to S t. Mary's Industrial School.
There, Catholic brothers shaped him up and gave him his love for baseball. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
What are som e of the things Knights do for 'little brothers', especially in a Church s etting? Are you involved in our Columbian Squires Circle?
"Whoeve r you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect.... The re is someone who would miss you if you were gone....
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St. John Bosco, Priest
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"This is impossible for man, but for God everything is poss ible." ~ Matthew 19:26
After being elected president, Abraham L incoln stayed in Springfield, Illinois, until it was time for his inaugur ation. Times were bad: states were seceding, and the South was readying fo r war. Lincoln walked to the rear platform and spoke is farewell to the cro wd: 'Here I lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me grea ter than that which rested upon Washington.' ~ Mark Link, S.J.
When have you said farewell to a happy past and set out to face as uncertain fu ture? When was the last time our assembly ventured into a seemingly insurmo untable task?
"Without the assistance of the Divine Being. ... that attended George Washington, I cannot succeed. With that assistanc e, I cannot fail." ~ Abraham Lincoln
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"give me.... an understanding heart." ~ 1 Kings 3:9 < br>Walter Petrvage grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. Among his fond memories is his father's deep compassion.
On the night of the senior prom he took his father's car without permission. In his rush to get away without deception, he left the driver's door slightly open to check cleara nce as he backed out of the narrow garage. It hit the garage, springing th e hinges. He laid awake most of the night worrying. When he came downstairs about noon, his dad said, "I took the Chevy to the body shop. They'll ha ve it fixed tomorrow. We can decide who'll pay for it then." He paused and then said, "Did you have a good time at the prom?" ~ Catholic Digest
How compassionate are you - as Jesus was to His people and the father to his son?
"You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion." ~ Meister Eckha rt
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The Presentation of the Lord
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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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St. Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop
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"Do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering.. .. Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you ma y rejoice when his glory is revealed." ~ 1 Peter 4:12-13
A Belgi um doctor invited nurse Edith Cavell to set up a medical clinic in Brussels . When war came in 1914, she secretly treated and helped 200 Allied soldie rs to escape. The Germans were outraged and sentenced her to death.
A chaplain describes her last moments: "We partook of Holy Communion tog ether. At the close of the little service, I began to repeat the words, ' Abide with me,' and she joined.... Then I said good-bye... She smiled and said, 'We shall meet again.'"
When the British ship Stella w as sinking with 105 victims still on it, a woman stood on the bridge and s ang "Abide with Me." Immediately the others joined in, remaining faithful to the LORD to the end. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
How is rejoicing in suffe ring different from just enduring suffering? Wh...