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  • Three of the most Misunderstood Saints of all Time

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Three of the Most Misunderstood Saints of All Time catholiccompany.com/getfed/3-most-misunderstood-saints/   Genevieve CunninghamAugust 30, 2017 Most Catholics can rattle off a list of who they consider to be the ten most popular saints. The lists would vary, of course, but would most l...

  • How We Can Grow inDivine and Fraternal Charity

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    October 4, 2018 How We Can Grow in Divine and Fraternal Charity Constance T. Hull A few days ago a friend of mine came to me to share some joyful news: She’s pregnant. She felt some trepidation in telling me the news. This friend and I have suffered together through the grief of miscar...

  • Does God Punish to the 4th Generation

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Does God Punish to the Fourth Generation? God forgives repentant sinners, but punishes the individually guilty. Dave Armstrong Exodus 20:5-6 (RSV) you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children ...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis (1181-1226) was born in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy cloth merchant. He was a spoiled child given to pleasure, fine dress, liberal spending, and worldliness. Handsome and courteous, he was a favorite am...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "And he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.'" Mark 16:15-16  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Thursday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 4th: St. Francis of Assisi View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,1-12): The Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go. And He said t...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted October 4, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 4, 2018   « October 3  |  October 5 »   Memorial of Saint Francis of AssisiLectionary: 458 Reading 1 Jb 19:21-27 Job said:Pity me, p...

  • Four Ways to Increase Devotions to your Guardian Angel

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    October 3, 2018 Four Ways to Increase Devotion to Your Guardian Angel Jeannie Ewing “God created something above you for you.” – Fr. Chad Ripperger Most of us believe in angels, but we seldom pray to them. We imagine them wistfully flying around us, guarding or guiding...

  • At the Cusp of Forever: Where Everything Is Not

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Tony Villari

    As you stand at the edge on the Cusp of Forever, staring into the blackness which is the void, have you ever considered the complete nothing of it? The void, for all the mystery we endow it with, is simply a completely empty space, a total vacuum bereft of everything, where everything is not. It is ...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 (NIV) A Time to Think Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Sabina’s Choice   Wednesday, October 3, 2018   Often in communist countries when men were put in prison for their faith, agents from the state would harass the prisoners’ wife, threatening her, pressuring her to divorce him. Sabina Wurmbrand was one of those women. She re...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Théodore Guérin St. Theodore Guerin (1798–1856), also known as St. Theodora, was born in Etables, France, towards the end of the French Revolution. She was a pious child who loved prayer and who knew her vocatio...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, 'For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.' No,...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 26th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm 1st Reading (Job 9:1-12.14-16): Job answered his friends and said: I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God? Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand ti...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted October 3, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 3, 2018   « October 2  |  October 4 »   Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 457 Reading 1 Jb 9:1-12, 14-16...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day Guardian Angels October 2nd is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Although Guardian Angels have been venerated since the early days of the Church, it wasn’t until the 17th century that Pope Clement X extended their feast day to th...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Verse of the Day "Peter said to them, 'Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyo...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 2nd: Guardian Angels View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,51-56): As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, He made up his mind to go to Jerusalem. He had sent ahead of him some messengers who entered a S...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 2, 2018   « October 1  |  October 3 »   Memorial of the Guardian AngelsLectionary: 456/650 Reading 1 Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23 Job open...

  • Meditations

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "Now, man is afraid of death by nature, afraid of the decay of the body. But here is a really starling fact: whoever has put on the faith of the Cross despises even what is naturally dreadful, and for Christ’s sake is not afraid of death. So...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Facebook Twitter Shop Daily Scripture & Reflection It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to Think Not what we say about our blessings, but how...

  • Sapphries

    Posted October 2, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Other Secret Of Your Calling   Tuesday, October 2, 2018   In the Book of Hebrews, we’re told that we’re partakers of a heavenly calling. Yet, we often forget that a calling has two parts. In order to get “to” our calling we must move away “...

  • Separation Church and State

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Gail Dobson

    Our Constitution clearly establishes the notion that religious beliefs have no place in our laws or government. Our "founding fathers" were of several different beliefs and were aware of the problems caused by religious dissension among the populace, as well as as a result of a "state" sanctioned "o...

  • Commanded to Be Perfect

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Gail Dobson

     I've kinda thought C. Hitchens was throwing hyperbole when he said we are commanded by Jesus to be perfect. I now know he was not exaggerating. We cannot be perfect. We just do the best we can each day, some of us relying on the guidance found within ourselves (treat others as you want to be t...

  • Let Everyone See Our Joy

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Let Everyone See Our Joy”: Hundreds of Nuns Dance Together at Polish Concert in Viral Videos Christian Living Entertainment Videos by ChurchPOP Editor - September 30, 2018   Aleksander Bochenek, Facebook This is so awesome! There are two viral Facebook video...

  • Devotion of the Month

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Rosary The Catholic Church designates October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. During this month the faithful venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary, and&nbs...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Therese of Lisieux St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) was the last of nine children born to Saints Louis and Zelie Martin in Alencon, France. Her family was devoutly religious, and all five surviving siblings, all daughters, entere...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” John 18...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Monday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 1st: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,46-50): One day the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important. But Jesus knew the...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted October 1, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 1, 2018   « September 30  |  October 2 »   Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: ...

  • At the Cusp of Forever:  The Beginning of the End

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Tony Villari

    Was this the beginning of another moment at the abyss, or was it simply the continuation of another part of my mind's journey in the now? Time is a human construct, as I've said many times.  There was no beginning and there will be no end.  Our reality is an infinite loop.  Our&n...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionIn all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. Peter 1-6 (NIV) A Time to ThinkNever doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.—Francine Rivers, author A Time to ActSurrender t...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Jerome St. Jerome (347 - 420) was born to a wealthy pagan family in Dalmatia. He was sent to Rome for his schooling and there converted to Christianity, being baptized by Pope Liberius. He studied theology and traveled widely to th...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Sunday 26th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 9,38-43.45.47-48): John said to him, «Master, we saw someone who drove out demons by calling upon your name, and we tried to forbid him because he does not belong to our group». Jesus answer...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 30, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 30, 2018   « September 29  |  October 1 »   Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 137 Reading 1 Nm 11:25-29 The LORD cam...

  • New Thought Principles of the New Millennium

    Posted September 29, 2018 by Vernon McClanahan

    New Thought Principles of the New Millennium 1. We affirm the Divine as That That Is, Good, Mind, Infinite Being, Spirit, Ultimate Reality. 2. We affirm that the name we give the Divine does not define, nor change the truth, rather names only define the giver and his or her relationship to reali...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 29, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day The Holy Archangels The Archangels St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael share a feast day on September 29th. These are the only three angels mentioned by name in Sacred Scripture. St. Gabriel means “Power of God." He is ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 29, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every resp...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 29, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: September 29th: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,47-51): When Jesus saw Nathanael coming, He said of him, «Here comes an Israelite, a true one; there is nothing false in him». Nathanael asked him, «How do yo...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 29, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 29, 2018   « September 28  |  September 30 »   Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangelsLectionary: 647 Reading 1 D...

  • St. Michael the Archangel Our Defense Against Darkness

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 28, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel, Our Defense Against Darkness Jeannie Ewing Fourteen years ago, I had a mysterious dream. It was so vivid and seemingly symbolic that I never forgot it. In the dream, I was on a battlefield, equipped with armor. Chaos swirled around me. Somehow, in...

  • Scripture Speaks All in Christ's Name

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 28, 2018 Scripture Speaks: All in Christ’s Name Gayle Somers Today, Jesus teaches us about two kinds of separation from Him.  The contrast between them couldn’t be starker. Gospel (Read Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48) St. Mark tells us about an episode in which someon...

  • The Heroically Ordinary Life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 28, 2018 The Heroically Ordinary Life of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Matthew B. Rose By nature of our vocations, Christ calls us fathers and husbands to die, to a martyrdom of self. He calls us to lay down our lives for our brides and our families, dying to our selfish desires. St. Paul coul...

  • St. Michael's Heroic Humility

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 28, 2018 St. Michael’s Heroic Humility Can Save the Church Michele Chronister St. Michael the Archangel is my patron saint, and I have loved him for as long as I can remember. In true Catholic geek form, I dressed as an angel for Halloween in Kindergarten, and spent my time ch...

  • The Precipice

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Tony Villari

    No matter how evolved humankind becomes, we will always find ourselves at odds with those who would visit evil upon us. There will always be evil in the world. Evil is necessary in order for there to be balance in the universe. In both versions of the movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, the "...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Wenceslaus St. Wenceslaus (907–935 A.D.) was the son of the Duke of Bohemia. His grandfather was converted to Christianity by the missionaries Sts. Cyril and Methodius. His mother, Dragomir, was the daughter of a pagan tribal...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Friday 25th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,18-22): One day when Jesus was praying alone, not far from his disciples, He asked them, «What do people say about me?». And they answered, «Some say that you are John the Baptist; other...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 28, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 28, 2018   « September 27  |  September 29 »   Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 453 Reading 1 Eccl 3:1-1...

  • Alan Turing (Gay & Atheist) Father of Computer Science

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Gail Dobson

    Alan Turing , known as the father of computer science or just the father of computers, was also gay and an atheist. When I posted a "meme" stating that anyone who uses a computer should thank this man, the comments revealed confusion as to how his beliefs or sexual orientation were related to h...

  • Following Christ's Path to True Greatness

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 27, 2018 Following Christ’s Path to True Greatness Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV While lamenting her ardent desire to be a great saint and her obvious littleness and weakness, St. Therese or Lisieux exclaimed, “God cannot inspire unrealizable desires.” She grasp...

  • The Good We Have Within is Because of God Alone

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 27, 2018 The Good We Have Within is Because of God Alone Constance T. Hull The self-help industry has made billions of dollars convincing people that they simply need to believe in their goodness to succeed. Much of what is marketed by self-help gurus is called moral therapeutic dei...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saint of the Day St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul (1581–1660) was born in France to a peasant farming family. As a child he grew up herding sheep, and showed such an aptitude for his studies that his father sold the family oxen to fund his seminary education. After his ordination ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Verse of the Day Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me. John 14:23-24

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Thursday 25th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,7-9): King Herod heard of all that Jesus was doing and did not know what to think, for people said, «This is John, raised from the dead». Others believed that Elijah or one of the ancient pr...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 27, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 27, 2018   « September 26  |  September 28 »   Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, PriestLectionary: 452 Reading 1 Eccl 1:2-11 Vani...

  • Eight Habits of Healthy Couples

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 26, 2018 Eight Habits of Healthy Couples Dr. Gregory Popcak My book, How to Heal Your Marriage and Nurture Lasting Love, looks at the eight habits that healthy couples cultivate in their relationship and describes, step-by-step how couples who are struggling can develop th...

  • Seeing Heaven Through the Eyes of People With Special Needs

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 26, 2018 Seeing Heaven Through the Eyes of People with Special Needs Maura Roan McKeegan Recently, my children and I received an invitation that was better than being asked to dinner at the White House or being given a ticket to the Academy Awards. We were invited to a birthday part...

  • St. Michael the Archangel

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 26, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel, Our Defense Against Darkness Jeannie Ewing Fourteen years ago, I had a mysterious dream. It was so vivid and seemingly symbolic that I never forgot it. In the dream, I was on a battlefield, equipped with armor. Chaos swirled around me. Somehow, in...

  • The Poweful Weapon

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    The Powerful Weapon These 12 Saints Used to Conquer Satan Lists Quotes by ChurchPOP Editor - September 25, 2018   Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain / ChurchPOP God speaks highly of the humble. If you want to be a saint, it’s important to be humble! The devil&...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day Sts. Cosmas & Damian Sts. Cosmas and Damian (d. 287 A.D.) were twin brothers born in Arabia. They both became skilled physicians who practiced in Asia Minor. They took no money for their medical services, for which they were well-respe...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 25th in Ordinary Time Saints View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,1-6): Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to drive out all evil spirits and to heal diseases. And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sic...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 26, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 26, 2018   « September 25  |  September 27 »   Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 451 Reading 1 Prv 30:...

  • Spiritual Combat: Weapons in your Arsenal

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 25, 2018 Spiritual Combat: Weapons in Your Arsenal Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts of...

  • The Presence of Angels at the Eucharist

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 25, 2018 The Presence of Angels at the Eucharist Jean Danielou The angels are present especially at the Eucharistic Sacrifice. The Mass is, actually, a sacramental participation in the liturgy of heaven, the cult* officially rendered to the Trinity by the full host of the spiritual ...

  • Shelter From The Storm

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 25, 2018 Shelter From the Storm in a Time of Scandal and Crisis Jonathan B. Coe Christ told us that “in the world you will have tribulation,” (Jn. 16:33) and the apostles Paul and Barnabas echoed this sentiment in their missionary journeys by telling the followers of Chr...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Cleophas St. Cleophas (1st c.) was one of Jesus' seventy disciples, and one of the two disciples who were traveling along the road to Emmaus after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus in Jerusalem, as recounted in Luke's Go...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." Colossians 2:6-7  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 25th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 8,19-21): The mother and relatives of Jesus came to him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd. Someone told him, «Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and wish to meet you...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 25, 2018   « September 24  |  September 26 »   Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 450 Reading 1 Prv 21:1-...

  • Meditations

    Posted September 25, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "I remind you, My daughter, that as often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that m...

  • We Can Do More Than the Minimum in Our Faith

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 24, 2018 We Can Do More Than the Minimum in Our Faith Fr. John R.P. Russell The people pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God (Luke 5:1). So much so, that he felt the need to get into a boat — Simon Peter’s boat, as it so happens — and to put out a little from ...

  • A Warrior for Christ Faces Many Dangers

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 24, 2018 A Warrior for Christ Faces Many Dangers Br. Joseph Graziano, O.P. He fought the battles no one else would fight Till, bitter, he fought foes already dead Estranged, he fought his fellows by his might And died but slaying foes within his head. To fight for a just cause is a...

  • The Deeper Meaning of Mary's Intercession at Cana

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 24, 2018 The Deeper Meaning of Mary’s Intercession at Cana Stephen Beale Woman, what have I to do with thee? This question—posed by Jesus to Mary after she asks for His intervention at the wedding at Cana in John 2:4—is often cited by Protestants attempted to refu...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Gerard Sagredo St. Gerard Sagredo (980–1046 A.D.) was born in Venice, Italy. From an early age he desired to dedicate his life to God, and as a young man became a Benedictine monk. He first served as abbot at a monastery in Ven...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished th...

  • Feast Day

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of Ransom St. Peter Nolasco (12th c.) was inspired to establish a religious order for the ransom of Christians from Muslim captivity. On August 1, 1218 the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Peter Nolasco along with his confe...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Monday 25th in Ordinary Time Saints September 24th: Our Lady of Ransom View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 8,16-18): Jesus said to his disciples, «No one, after lighting a lamp covers it with a bowl or puts it under the bed; rather he puts it on a lamp-stand so th...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 24, 2018   « September 23  |  September 25 »   Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 449 Reading 1 Prv 3:27-3...

  • Nobody to Lean On

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Tony Villari

    For a person of religious or spiritual faith, in my case a Christian, there is always the guardian angel on my shoulder or God at my side.  This faith we have in things beyond belief allows many of us to talk things through with a friend, father, and mentor, who is always with us...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to Think God is speakin...

  • Tabernacles

    Posted September 24, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Tabernacles - Day 2 You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days after you have gathered in your threshing floor and your winepress. - Deuteronomy 16:13 God has longed to dwell with His people since He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The Creator longs to abide in a...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 23, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968) was born to peasant farmers in southern Italy. By the time he was 5 years old he practiced a life of penance and made the decision to give himself completely t...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 23, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Sunday 25th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 9,30-37): After leaving the mountain, Jesus and his disciples made their way through Galilee; but Jesus did not want people to know where He was because He was teaching his disciples. And He told them, ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 23, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 23, 2018   « September 22  |  September 24 »   Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 134 Reading 1 Wis 2:12, 17-20 The w...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 22, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Ignatius of Santhia St. Ignatius of Santhia (1686-1770) was born in Italy to an upper-class family. He received his early education from a devout priest, a relative of his mother, who inspired him to join the priesthood. He studied p...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 22, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, 'Why could we not cast it out?' He said to them, 'Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 22, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Saturday 24th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 8,4-15): As a great crowd gathered and people came to him from every town, Jesus began teaching them through stories, or parables, «The sower went out to sow the seed. And as he sowed, some of the g...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted September 22, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 22, 2018   « September 21  |  September 23 »   Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 448 Reading 1 1 Cor 1...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted September 22, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Guideposts Daily Scripture & ReflectionSo God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself. Genesis 1:27 NLT A Time to ThinkPrayer pushes us through life's slumps, propels us over the humps and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek. &...

  • Temperance

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    I may have posted this earlier in the month, but felt that it needed to be posted again. September 17, 2018 Temperance Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction Temperance Presence of God – Teach me, O Lord, to mortify my flesh, in order that I may live fully the life of the spirit. MEDIT...

  • St. Padre Pio's First Healing Miracle

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    September 21, 2018 St. Padre Pio’s First Healing Miracle Patricia Treece Just about everyone has heard of Padre Pio. The biographies that sell steadily year after year, including one by the author written with help from Pio’s friary, are crammed with accounts from people whose med...

  • Moral Compass

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Tony Villari

    My faith does not limit itself to a box defined by religious "precepts and ideas." My faith is defined by the only constant in the universe - change. As I grow and learn, I redefine the borders of my faith. At times I even question my faith as a way of learning more about it and strengthening m...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionFocus On The FamilyDavid also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." 1 Chronicles 28:20 A Time to ThinkNothing is more important than...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

     Saint of the Day St. Matthew St. Matthew the Apostle (1st c.) was a Jew who also went by the name of Levi. He was from Galilee and served in Capernaum as a tax collector for Herod Antipas before becoming a disciple of Jesus. It was in the home of St. Matthew...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our G...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted September 21, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: September 21st: Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 9,9-13): As Jesus moved on, He saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the custom-house, and He said to him, «Follow me». And Matthew got up and followed him. Now it happened, wh...