Blog Post by Cornelius Buckley S.J.
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6 March 2020
6 March 2020 Friday of the First Week of Lent The first reading in today’s mass is an appeal to conversion; to have the freedom to discern what ...
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5 March 2020
5 March 2020 Thursday of the First Week in Lent I will read Esther’s prayer in today’s first reading, slowly, meditatively, to impress upon ...
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4 March 2020
4 March 2020 Memorial of St. Casimir The reference to Nineveh in both readings of today’s Mass reminds me that God’s invitation to forgive sin ...
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3 March 2020
3 March 2020 Memorial of St. Katherine Anne Drexel Today I shall spend some time with the first reading, praying I accept the Word of God ...
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2 March 2020
2 March 2020 Monday of the First Week of Lent The lesson in today’s Gospel is a follow-up on yesterday’s reflections. Jesus alone can judge me ...
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1 March 2020
1 March 2020 First Sunday of Lent No one was with Jesus when he underwent this temptation ordeal, and so he alone is the source of what took ...
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4 January 2020
4 January 2020 Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious St. Elizabeth Seaton, was a woman who put into practice two lessons we find in ...
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3 January 2020
3 January 2020 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus The statement John makes in today’s 1st reading is incredible. It is only faith that makes it ...
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2 January 2020
2 January 2020 Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church In the 1st reading today John again ...
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1 January 2020
1 January 2020 The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God When the shepherds arrived at Bethlehem, ...
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