May 2024

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051224-Ascension.cfm Very thoughtfully, a mother handed her son a beautifully wrapped package on his 18th birthday. Carefully, he removed the paper and lifted the box cover. Finally, he parted the soft inner wrapping, revealing the contents: two long, thin strips of tightly woven material that the young man recognized immediately as his mother’s apron strings.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051124.cfm We Have A Father The breakdown of a family in any society can have horrible consequences on the children. Some children will join gangs, and others will become loners. Salvador Romo felt so isolated and alone that on May 24, 2022, he shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school in

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051024.cfm Love Jesus That Much  A common theme that arises in a spiritual direction is dryness in prayer. “I’m not getting anything out of it,” people say. This dryness in prayer is a moment of dramatic conversion. The desire is to be with the Lord, but He seems to be on vacation. The temptation is

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050924-thursday.cfm A Little While I meet with someone who lost a spouse, parent, or sibling almost every week. I wish a magic word or phrase would lift them from their grief. But unfortunately, our words can barely touch what the soul is experiencing through their tears. Those tears slowly but surely wash the sorrow away,

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050824.cfm What is God Saying To Me Today?   There are different ways to pray. The Holy Mass is the Source and Summit of the Christian life. We pray prayers like the Rosary, or ask for the intercession of saints. We examine our consciences before we go to bed and before going to Confession. In today’s Gospel,