One Bread, One Body - Reflection for September 26, 2017
CROWDED
"His mother and brothers came to be with Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd." -Luke 8:19

How many of us are crowded? Our lives, minds, and schedules are crowded. We have so many demands pressing in on us. We can hardly breathe. We feel crowded out from Jesus. We can't ( Read more... )

One Bread, One Body - Reflection for September 23, 2017
BROKEN FOR THE HARVEST
"The seed on good ground..." -Luke 8:15

The best soil for a good harvest is newly tilled soil. What does that soil look like to a gardener? The soil is completely turned upside-down. It is broken-up into clods. It is not at all smooth. Yet such soil is optimal for making ( Read more... )

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You Can!

If God's love has chosen you out and called you to follow him, you have a duty to respond to him... and it is also your duty, an equally serious duty, to lead and help your fellow men towards sanctity and the right path.

- St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, No. 360

I have been feeling down when I woke up, and the ( Read more... )

One Bread, One Body - Reflection for March 31, 2017
A TRIED STONE (see Is 28:16)
"Many are the troubles of the just man, but out of them all the Lord delivers him." -Psalm 34:20

Our trials, rather than being wasted time and experiences that keep us from being fruitful for Jesus, are actually a means to purify us and make us more fruitful disciples. " ( Read more... )

One Bread, One Body - Reflection for March 18, 2017
THE PRODIGAL BROTHER
"The son grew angry at this and would not go in; but his father came out and began to plead with him." -Luke 15:28

We always hear about the prodigal son, but his older brother was at least as prodigal. The older brother looked good but was just as alienated from his father as the ( Read more... )