Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said… Read More Frassati Reflection: What Are You Looking For?
Started off the year with a Notre Dame bowl win over LSU, a snow day, and…an endoscopy to diagnose gastritis. Not the most enjoyable event of the year, but at least I was able to start healing. Got to see Liz’s first ultrasound in January! Celebrated an Eagles Super Bowl win! Went to a family… Read More Highlights of 2018
Originally posted at Frassati reflections. When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and… Read More Frassati Reflection: Holy Innocents
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? —Luke 1:43 Although she did not know it, Elizabeth’s whole life had been leading up to this moment. For decades, she had lived in quiet piety in a small, ordinary village. Her whole… Read More Frassati Reflection: Blessed Are You
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. Today’s saint, St. John of the Cross, is known for his writings on the “dark night of the soul.” He was a man of prayer who was intimately close to God; however, he suffered a great deal throughout his life as he attempted to reform the Carmelite order. St. John,… Read More Frassati Reflection: Advent and the Dark Night of the Soul
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. —Isaiah 29:18 Throughout this season of Advent, amid the cold and lingering darkness, we seek out light. We surround ourselves with flickering lights that gleam amidst the night, reminders of hope and beauty even in the darkest… Read More Frassati Reflection: Hope in the Darkness
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. Today begins the St. Andrew Christmas Novena, also called the Christmas Anticipation Prayer. I first heard about this tradition a few years ago, and it’s a really beautiful prayer: Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin… Read More Frassati Reflection: At Midnight, in Bethlehem, in Piercing Cold
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. This weekend we will celebrate Christ the King Sunday, and today we honor the feast of Blessed Miguel Pro, who is known for his last words, uttered before a firing squad: “¡Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”). As we reflect on Christ’s role as king within our own… Read More Frassati Reflection: ¡Viva Cristo Rey!
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus presents to us a startlingly bold exhortation: Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. —Luke 17:33 This does not mean, of course, that we should be careless about our own lives. On the contrary; if our… Read More Frassati Reflection: Everything Is Grace
Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. —John… Read More Frassati Reflection: Sacred Spaces
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