https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031924.cfm Consecration to St. Joseph Someone gave me the book Consecration to St. Joseph, The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father (Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC). I began the 33-day retreat hoping it would touch my life like the Consecration to Mother Mary did eight years ago. Did it ever! When I made the Consecration to

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031824.cfm Drop Your Stone We call a hero today someone who has no concern for their own welfare and puts themselves in harm’s way, whatever the cost. Whether it’s a burning house or a car in a lake, the human spirit rises to the occasion. “Modern Day Heroes,” we call them.    Two women in

Fifth Sunday of Lent | USCCB I see the faces and reflect on the stories of many husbands and wives who sacrifice themselves daily for their spouses. Many times, I am honored to visit them and give them the strength of the Sacrament of the Sick. As I anoint the one who is ill, I

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031624.cfm We Know It All Will anything be different when we leave Mass and go back home? Will we have changed in any way, having encountered Jesus in Word and Sacrament? Everybody in today’s gospel has a different opinion of Jesus’ identity. Some thought he was a prophet. Some thought he was the Christ of

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031524.cfm    The Source of Courage  Long ago, I heard that obedience is the second-highest virtue after martyrdom. I became convinced that if I did the will of God, accepting any assignment my superiors asked of me, God would provide. And He has with me. The strangest thing is that God always comes through when