"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeas t and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises. " ~ Matthew 13:33
A teacher told her class, "When I was a girl , my grandma gave me a big cucumber inside a bottle with a narrow neck. She said she'd tell me a 'big secret' when I figured out how she got it into t he bottle. One day I was walking in Grandma's garden, and I saw a bottle i nto which she had inserted a vine with a tiny cucumber on it. Now I knew ho w she got the cucumber in the bottle; she grew it there.
The n Grandma told me her 'big secret'. She said a 'good habit' formed in child hood is like a tiny cucumber inserted in a bottle - or like a tiny bit of y east inserted in dough. The habit grows so big and strong inside you that n o one can take it away from you. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
What is one good habit, formed in childhood, which has grown bigger in you? What are some good habits and/or bad habits our Council...
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"Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, our spiritual being is renewed day after day." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16
Psychologist Julius Segal worked with the 52 Americans held captive by Iran for 444 days in the early 1980s. He listed four reasons why some of them n ot only survived the ordeal but also grew stronger as a result of it.
First, They resisted the temptation to withdraw into themselves. Second, they helped other captives. Shifting attention from their own woes and reaching out to help others had a remarkable healing effect on them. T hird, they dept control of their lives. One captive invited his guards to sit down each time they entered his room. "This was my space, " he said. " They were m guests." This tiny gesture helped him stay in control and resis t becoming a passive victim. Lastly, they learned to tap inner powers thro ugh prayer and meditation. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
Which of these four gu idelines would be most helpful in crisis situations?...
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Sts. Marcellinus & Peter, Martyrs
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"... Be rich in good works..." ~ 1 Timothy 6:18
A lthough Henri Matisse was nearly 28 years younger than Auguste Renoir, the two great artists were dear friends and frequent companions. When Renoir w as confined to his home during the last decade of his life, Matisse visite d him daily. Renoir, almost paralyzed by arthritis, continued to paint in spite of his infirmities.
One day as Matisse watched the eld er painter working in his studio, fighting torturous pain, with each brus h stroke, he blurted out:
"Auguste, why do you continue to paint when you are in such agony?" Renoir answered simply: "The beauty rema ins; the pain passes."
And so, almost to his dying day, Renoir pu t paint to canvas. One of his most famous paintings, The Bathers, was completed just two years before his passing, 14 years after this disab ling disease struck him. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
Is our Council aware of the God-given talents of its brethren? Do we use them toward...
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St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyrs
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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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"Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief corner stone; this came about f rom the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes?" ~ Matthew 21:42
A second-century story concerns a king who tried to get an influential sub ject to denounce Jesus. The king said, "If you don't reject your Jesus, I will be forced to banish you." The subject replied, "My dear king, you c an't banish me from Jesus. He remains with his followers forever."
T he king showed irritation and said, "If you don't denounce this Jesus, I' ll seize everything you treasure." The subject said, "The only thing I tru ly treasure is stored in heaven. There's no way you can seize it". The king erupted and shouted, "You leave me no choice but to kill you." The subjec t said, "My dear king, I am already dead. I died with Jesus in baptism an d share His own Divine life. You cannot kill me. You cannot kill Him." ~ Ma rk Link, S.J.
At different times in your lif...
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"Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit." ~ Proverbs 15:4
You cannot bring about prosperity by disc ouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men... You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You can not help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of tro uble by spending more than your income. You cannot further the brotherho od of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot establish security on bor rowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing f or them what they could and should do for themselves. ~ William J. H. Boetc ker
Which of the above "cannot's" is a problem in today's world? Whi ch are you most guilty of?
'Two things are bad for the heart - ru nning up stairs and running down people." ~ Bernard Baruch
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St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr
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"Jesus saw a very poor widow dropping in (the Temple treasur y) two little copper coins. He said, 'I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others... She... gave all she had to live on." ~&n bsp;Luke 21:2-4
Journalist Leo Aikman said there are four kinds of "bones" in every organization First, there are the Wishbones. They see the problem, talk about it ,and hope that someone will something about it. Second, there are the Jawbones. They see the problem, talk about it , talk about it some more, but do little else. Third, there are the Knuc klebones. They see the problem, talk about it, and criticize what's being done about it.
Finally, there are the Backbones. They see t he problem, study it prayerfully, roll up their sleeves, and do what nee ds to be done. ~ Author unknown
One of the persistent challenges fac ing the leadership of the Knights is a lack of widespread involvement on th e part of Council members. Are you a backbone of your Coun...
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St. Norbert, Bishop
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6:00am-7:00am
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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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"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the LORD r ather than for men." ~ Colossians 3:23
Long ago in ancient Greece an aged sculptor was laboring over a block of stone. He carved with utmost care, probing the rock with his chisel, chipping away a fragment at a time, gauging the marks with sinewy hands before making the next cut. When it was finished, the piece would be hoisted high into the air and se t on top of a towering shaft, and so would become the capital, or uppermo st part, or a column. And the column would help support the roof of a loft y temple.
"Why spend so much time and effort on that section?" asked a government official who passed by. "It will sit fifty feet high. No huma n eye will be able to see the details." The old artist put down his hammer and chisel, gazed steadily at his questioner, and replied: "But God will see it!" ~ as told by William Bennett
Do this story remind us who th e really important audience is as we go about our daily...