"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without d eeds is dead." ~ James 2:26
I'll never forget the day I sa w my boy trudging home in the driving rain. Marks' clothing was drenched an d his hair was plastered against his head. I opened the door and he looked up at me with a little smile, his face red from the cold. "Hi, Dad!" he s aid. "You're home early." "Mark, you know, if you'd ride your bike you'd get home faster." He looked at me rather sheepishly, "I know, Dad." I was puzzled. "Well, Son, if you know, why didn't you do it?" Then he hung his head, and I felt like crawling under a table. He had told me several times before that his bike had a flat tire. He could have said that someone promised to help him but never did. But he didn't . What he did say remains printed indelibly on this dad's heart. "I know ho w busy you are, and - I just didn't want to bother you with it again."
I wasn't too busy; just too selfish. A bike...
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St. Bartholomew, Apostle
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"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." ~ James 5:16
The Five Finger Prayer
1. Y our thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those clo sest to you. To pray for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, a "s weet duty." 2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those wh o teach, instruct and heal. This includes, priests, doctors, teachers a nd coaches. They need God's guidance. 3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of those people who shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's wisdom. 4. The next finger is our ring finger. This is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher will testify. Pray for t hose who are weak, in trouble or in pain. You cannot pray too much for the m. 5. And lastly, comes our little finger; the smallest finger of all. Which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and oth ers. As the Bible says, "the least shall be the grea...
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"The Son of man ...(came) to give his life to redeem many pe ople ." ~ Matthew 20:28
Today, what are you doing in return for what Jesus did over 2,000 years ago? Do you have a favorite memory of a l esson in life that your father taught you?
"Yet it was our infirm ities that he bore, our sufferings that endured." ~ Isaiah 53:4
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St. Louis, & St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest
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"A new commandment I give: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." ~ John 13:34.
When was the last time you made a sacrifice for your wife? When was the last time you c hanged your own carefully laid plans to accommodate her wishes?
If you are to love that woman in your house like Christ loves the Church, you will have to see the death of your own selfish desires....~ John MacArthur , Jr.
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St. Monica
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Pray that we may be an instrument of the divine power. Pray tha t we may do our share in remaking the world.
What do you need to turn from? What do you need to pursue?
"What good would it be for man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" ~ Matthew 16:26 NIV
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"When the face is sad the heart grows wiser." ~ Ecclesia stes 7:3
Throughout the fraternal year, our council struggles with adversity with its mission to serve our parish, our community and o ur country. How have these trials and tribulations brought us closer togeth er and closer to God?
Not until each loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the pattern < i>And explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful In the weaver's skillful hand As the thread s of gold and silver for the pattern which is planned.
~ The Loom of Time
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St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
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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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" Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been no greater than John the Baptist." ~ Matthew 11:11
Respondi ng to God's call may require us to say or do that are unpopular with others - including people who have authority over us or who possess the ability t o harm us. In what specific ways can Knights be like John the Baptist in ou r parish, our community, our country?
In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man and brave, hated and scorned. Whe n his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothi ng to be a patriot. ~ Mark Twain