I attended a wonderful exhibition of the works of John Singer Sargent at the Museum of…
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5th Sunday of Lent
When I was five years of age, an elderly Sister of Charity of Mt St Vincent…
4th Sunday of Lent
The story is told about a soldier during combat. He was drinking heavily and was a…
2nd Sunday of Lent
A missionary told this tale. Some African Christians were sitting about at a retreat. The subject…
1st Sunday of Lent
We are now in the liturgical season of Lent, preparing for Easter, at this time three…
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
1 Corinthians 12,31-13:13 Some years ago a popular song told us, “What the world needs now…
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
A shoemaker, says Edwin Markham, through a dream was told that he would see Jesus the…
Feast of the Baptism of the lord
An atheist said, “If Christians are the light of the world, somebody has forgotten to turn…
Feast of Epiphany
The seventeenth century painter Guido Reni has left us a magnificent painting of Matthew. An angel…
3rd Sunday of Advent
An elderly person in Kansas City went each day to the newspaper box on the corner.…