Collecting My Thoughts

  ESV Luke 6:20-24   And   he lifted up his eyes on his disciples,   and said:  “Blessed are you who are poor, for   yours is the kingdom of...

It's the first day of October and the cover of Magnificat , the monthly magazine I use for morning devotions, shows an angel and a small...

 

Matthew 25 has always been a favorite of mine. Recently, I read a wonderful reflection on Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa carried the Gospel in...

Jesus Christ is the light of the world (Jn 8:12). He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6). He is the bond of union, the kiss of p...

At 18 I transferred from Manchester College to the University of Illinois. A private dorm, McKinley Hall, was recommended to me by a high sc...

 One of the advantages of using a Catholic publication (Magnificat) for my morning meditation time is the history and fine art that I learn....

 Every morning I read the daily readings for Catholics from Magnificat , a small magazine which usually includes, several hymns, one or two ...

Yesterday morning the Psalm selection in Magnificat was Psalm 107—titled, "A Psalm with a message for America Today." Erling C. Ol...

In the Bing search window this morning I typed, "Messiah YouTube" and then had to choose one. I chose the complete work, not just ...

Apparently my subscription to Magnificat lapsed a month, and I didn’t get the August 2020 issue, so I decided to reuse the August 2019 issue...

Sometimes I think positive self-talk is a fad from the pop psych of the 20th century, but today I read some advice from Saint Jane Frances d...

I haven't found the exact article on line I read today in the March 2020 Magnificat written by Kimberly Shankman about the meaning of h...

  This morning I was looking at week 3 of Women of the Word study of Romans; Good News that changes everything by Melissa Spoelstra, Ab...

"I am resolved to put no limit to my trust, and to spread it out to everything. It seems to me that I ought to make use of Our Lord as ...

Mother's Day 2010 In the early years of the United States, many Christians didn't celebrate Christmas at all--it was just anothe...