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Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time October 8, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 11:5-13 Jesus continues to teach his followers about prayer–an important element of discipleship. Jesus speaks first about God’s willingness to give us the things we need. Would a neighbor refuse a neighbor in need? Would a father […]
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Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary October 7, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 11:1-4 This is Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. It’s the same prayer we find in Matthew’s Gospel, but with a different tonality. Scholars say Matthew has an Aramaic flavor and is more oriented to eschatological concerns. Luke […]
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Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time June 18, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 6:7-15 Jesus has been teaching us about prayer. The Lord’s Prayer gives us a sample of what prayer should be. It’s brief and low key. It’s inclusive–showing what we should ask for as well as the order […]
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Thursday of the First Week of Lent March 5, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 7:7-12 Prayer is important in conversion. God wants us to pray–to ask for what we need–not so that He can be informed about what He should give us, but so that we can continue to be aware of […]
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Tuesday of the First Week in Lent March 3, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 6:7-15 The Gospel readings continue to instruct us about what’s involved in the Church’s Lenten program of conversion. Today we hear about prayer. This reading teaches us about prayer by offering for our consideration the Christian prayer–the prayer […]
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Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time February 12, 2020 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Mark 7:14-23 Jesus speaks to the crowds and His disciples about relating to God. It’s not a matter of saying the right words or performing certain ritual actions. What matters is what’s in our heart and what comes […]
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American Catholic Radio Week of November 4, 2019 — Program #19-45 Living Faith What vocalist Todd-Lee Kotanen first considered just another performing gig sparked much more, eventually leading him to join the Catholic Church. Ask a Franciscan Franciscan Father Greg Friedman responds to these pastoral questions: Can a child receive first communion even though […]
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C October 27, 2019 Today’s Gospel continues a series of Gospel reflections on prayer. Prayers of petition are usually the easiest to pray. My Franciscan community spends an extended time before we begin our evening meal together, and we pray out loud for a variety of intentions—our […]
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Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian September 16, 2019 Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Paul now begins the instructive part of his letter speaking about prayer. Prayer is to be offered for everybody, especially for those in authority, so that the faithful can lead a peaceful life. Prayer for everybody is […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of August 19, 2019 — Program #19-34 Saint of the Week The ministry of this 20th-century priest increased devotion to the rosary throughout the United States. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick’s guest, Oblate of St. Francis de Sales Brother Michael O’Neill McGrath, believes that St. Joseph is […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of August 5, 2019 — Program #19-32 Saint of the Week This 13th-century founder of a religious order and contemporary of St. Francis was known for his preaching. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick visits with Enlighten Communications founder Pam Stenzel, who travels worldwide speaking on the issues […]
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C July 28, 2019 As a Franciscan, I try to be attuned to the central theme Saint Francis of Assisi lived out in his life. In countless ways Francis celebrated and preached the Incarnation. Jesus came to reveal in his humanity the awesome reality of who God […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of July 22, 2019 — Program #19-30 Saint of the Week This righteous man was Mary’s spouse and head of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick speaks with catechist Nancy Bird about the Christian family and how to nurture prayer in our children. […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of July 15, 2019 — Program #19-29 Saint of the Week In the 17th century Christ chose this young French nun to spread devotion to his Sacred Heart. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick welcomes author David N. Calvillo of Real Men Pray the Rosary, who talks about […]
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Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 1, 2019 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 18:16-33 It is now clear that one of Abraham’s guests is no one less than the Lord Himself. Their dialogue is instructive. First of all, they relate as friends. Why shouldn’t God tell Abraham what is on His […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of July 1, 2019 — Program #19-27 Saint of the Week This young girl’s death in the early 20th-century became a symbol of the defense of chastity. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick welcomes Renée Shumay, founder of New Catholic Generation, an organization of Catholic teenagers testifying to […]
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American Catholic Radio: Disciples Called to Witness Week of May 20, 2019 — Program #19-21 Saint of the Week Liturgical musicians owe a debt of gratitude to this sixth-century pope. Sharing Faith Judy Zarick speaks with Julie Cragon, bookstore owner and author, about Marian shrines and Catholic devotions. Call to Discipleship The Most Rev. […]
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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent March 28, 2019 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Today’s psalm–Psalm 95–is the psalm which daily opens the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours. It is intended to set the tone for the daily prayer of the people of God. Here, in the context of […]
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Monday of the Second Week of Lent March 18, 2019 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 79:8, 9, 11, 13 Today’s Responsorial Psalm is somewhat unusual. The body of the prayer is from one psalm while the refrain is from another. The two elements however, express one theme. They constitute a communal lament, perhaps […]
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Saturday of the First Week of Lent March 16, 2019 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Psalm 119 is unique. Today we hear and pray only a small selection from it. In its fullness, Psalm 119 is composed of 22 sections of eight verses each, for a total of 176 verses. It’s […]
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