7 Quick Takes – Homeowners, Faith Homework and Home Depot

Apr 1 Quick Takes 1. Faith Stuff -Living in the Spirit – or something. I’ve noticed since I began really structuring my day around prayer (and not the other way round) that I hardly ever totally forget about God anymore. It’s like there are constant reminders, a little voice that reminds me not to be [...]

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Hold fast to God, the one true good.

Mar 26 From the treatise on Flight from the World by Saint Ambrose, bishop. Where a man’s heart is, there is his treasure also. God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold [...]

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Through Foreshadowings of the Future

Mar 23 St Irenaeus – Through foreshadowings of the future Israel was learning reverence for God From the beginning God created man out of his own generosity. He chose the patriarchs to give them salvation. He took his people in hand, teaching them, unteachable as they were, to follow him. He gave them prophets, accustoming [...]

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The Law Was Given Through Moses

Mar 20 From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope The Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ The Lord reveals his glory in the presence of chosen witnesses. His body is like that of the rest of mankind, but he makes it shine with such splendour that his [...]

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Man’s Deeper Questionings

Man’s Deeper Questionings — from Gaudium et Spes, Vatican Council II The world of today reveals itself as at once powerful and weak, capable of achieving the best or the worst. There lies open before it the way to freedom or slavery, progress or regression, brotherhood or hatred. In addition, man is becoming aware that [...]

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Praying Along With the Lord

From a commentary on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop Jesus Christ prays for us and in us and is the object of our prayers God could give no greater gift to men than to make his Word, through whom he created all things, their head and to join them to him as his members, so [...]

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Christ, the Model of Brotherly Love – and other excerpts

From the Mirror of Love by St. Aelred and the Office of Readings for Friday of the First Week of Lent. The perfection of brotherly love lies in the love of one’s enemies. We can find no greater inspiration for this than grateful remembrance of the wonderful patience of Christ. He who is more fair [...]

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7 Quick Takes: Hockey, Commercials and a New Shirt.

1. Liturgy of the Hours As you know since Lent began I’ve been trying to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I’ve got it figured out now, I’m aiming to do 3 offices each day: Lauds and Vespers morning and evening, and the office of the readings during my toddler’s naptime. It’s kind of too [...]

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My Demons Defeat Me but Canada Defeats Russia

The evening didn’t start very well. I was a little confused over whether there was a hockey party or not, but someone said she had been told she’d be welcome there and I would be too, so I decided I would go. DH had promised to come to the Gold Medal game Sunday, but was [...]

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Lauds

Two excerpts from the Liturgy of the Hours this morning. I thought the first was really beautiful, and the second described me. 1. Psalm-Prayer “Lord, you are fullness of life, of holiness and of joy. Fill our days and nights with the love of your wisdom, that we may bear fruit in the beauty of [...]

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