Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

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14 Feb • Confess your love

On this Ash Wednesday which coincides with Valentine's Day, we are challenged not just to privately confess our sins, but to publicly confess our love for one another and our trust in the mercy of God.

13 Feb • Rekindle desire

In his letter, James assures us that God tempts no one. Rather, our desires tempt us. But within each of us there is a deeper desire for what is good and holy. Let us reawaken that desire in ourselves, and help to rekindle it in others.

14 Jan • Vocations are personal, but not private

John the Baptist pointed out Jesus to Andrew, saying "Behold, the Lamb of God!" Andrew then brought his brother Peter to Jesus saying "we have found the Messiah!" Vocations are personal, we have to decide for ourselves, but we also need the help of others in pointing the way towards God, so vocations are also communal, not private.

18 Dec • The demands of justice

To fulfil the demands of righteousness and mercy, Joseph was going to divorce Mary quietly. Instead, God showed him a deeper justice and mercy. It is through our deeper commitment to justice that we can find a deeper mercy.

17 Dec • The heart of joy

On this Gaudete Sunday, we are reminded that our truest joy comes when we recognise that the greatest joy we come to know it that of the joy of Christ, which can never be taken away from us.

22 Nov • Hearing the music

If you saw only what the martyrs give up, it would make no sense. Yet they hear a beautiful song of which they are but one part, and the beauty of this song makes sense of every part, even their own deaths. Can we hear that greater melody?

21 Nov • Are we ready for the Lord?

Jesus told Zacchaeus the tax collector that he would dine at his house, and to make himself ready, Zacchaeus gave half of what he had to the poor and promised to pay back anyone he defrauded four times over. Are there things we need to do to make ourselves ready for the Lord to come dine with us?