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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - St. Martha - Will you like Martha, presume to tell Jesus what he ought to do, or will you lik...

To read the texts click on the texts: 1 Jn 4:7-16; Lk 10:38-42 St. Martha whose feast is celebrated today is mentioned in the Gospels of Luke and John. She is the sister of Mary a...

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - Will you like Martha, presume to tell Jesus what he ought to do, or will you like Mary listen...

Martha’s Trust: What Humiliation Teaches Us About Humility

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. (Jn. 11:17) The first time we are introduced to the character Martha in the Gospels, Scripture...

NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 7/29

 July 29 used to be the Feast of Saint Martha but 5 years ago Pope Francis expanded the feast to include Martha's siblings: Mary and Lazarus. The gospels indicate that the members...

614. Oh, dear Saint Mary Magdalene, what have they done to you?

Saint Mary Magdalene …whose feast day we celebrated last Wednesday, July 22.  This is a reprise, slightly improved, of a post from a couple of years ago. (I’m getting lazy. Well, i...

NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 7/22

 Today, July 22, is the feast of  Saint Mary Magdalene.   Mary of Magdala has often been confused with other women in Jesus' story - and unfairly so! For a helpful look at - and re...

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - St. Mary Magdalene - Will you like Mary Magdalene be an Apostle of the Ascension of Jesus? Ho...

To read the texts click on the texts: Canticles(Song of Solomon) 3:1-4; Jn20:1-2,11-18 Except for Mary, the mother of Jesus, few women are honoured in the Bible as Mary Magdalene....

I Made Pope Leo’s Mom’s ‘Messy Josephs’ Recipe — and Why I Appreciate St. Martha

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22 July: Feast of St. Mary Magdalene – A rocky history. Like the saint herself?

In 2016, the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, headed by the great Robert Card. Sarah, issued a decree making – for the Novus Ordo, mind you – what...

Mary Magdalene: The First Witness to the Resurrection

Gretchen Siegel, EWTN Not much is known about the life of St. Mary Magdalene, whose feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on July 22. She first appears in the Gospel of L...

Saturday, July 25, 2026 - St. James, Apostle - Will you like St. James drink your cup courageously?

To read the texts click on the texts:2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 20:20-28 St. James is described as one of the first disciples along with his brother John to join Jesus (Mk 1:19-20). He was...

Monday, August 10, 2026 - St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr - In becoming like the grain of wheat, Lawrence became like Je...

To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Jn 12:24-26 The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as a feast. Lawren...

Monday, August 24, 2026 - St. Bartholomew, Apostle - Is seeing believing or do we have to believe in order to see?

To read the texts click on the texts: Rev 21:9-14; Jn 1:45-51 Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathanael (mentioned in the first c...

San Pedro Catholic Church

Jesus afloat in a boat? Wow is this one beautiful small church entrance and courtyard! This is worth a stop just to see the courtyard… but the cream of the crop is the life-size st...

Saturday, July 25, 2026 - St James, Apostle - Will you like St. James drink your cup of suffering courageously?

5 August: Feast of Our Lady of the Snows – MARY! HELP US!

In Rome on 5 August 358, there was a miraculous snow fall to indicate the location of the Basilica to be built in honor of the mother of God. On the anniversary, white rose petals...

When Life Gets Busy, Keep Abiding

It begins as soon as our feet hit the floor in the morning. Our minds start running through our to-do lists, and we mentally order our day. “First I’ll do this; then I’ll do that.”...

St. Zélie the Lacemaker

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That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest

Svetlana RybakovaSt. Mary shared in the apostolic labors, preaching the Gospel among women. And she remained faithful to the Lord not only in the days of His glory, but also at the...

Sunday Reflections, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 16 August 2026

The Canaanite WomanTrès Riches Heures du Duc de Berry [Wikipedia]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)   Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition...

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Sermon.

“For the idea of making idols was the beginning of fornication, and the invention of them was the corruption of life.”—Wisdom 14:12.  But Mary is the compass to lead us to Christ a...