September 18, 2025 The following reflection was written by Fr. Richard Murphy, Associate Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Greenwich. The Painter’s Brush God is creating a most beautiful work of art and we are His brush. He loads us up with a certain color...
September 17, 2025 The following reflection is excerpted from Matthew Kelly’s book “Holy Moments: A Handbook for the Rest of Your Life.” Toward the end of his life, Michelangelo observed, “I regret that I have done so little for my eternal soul and that I am but...
September 16, 2025 Share It By Helen Lowrie Marshall If grief is yours,Turn to a friend and share it;An understanding heartWill help you bear it.And if joy fills your heart,Let others shareYour happiness, as wellAs your despair. If faith is yours,A peace profound and...
September 15, 2025 “His grief he will not forget. But it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” — J.R.R. Tolkien Before the final blessing at Mass, Father Peter Cipriani mentioned to the congregation that we, as Catholics, don’t “do” grief very...
September 14, 2025 Throughout history, from the very beginning of Christianity, the pagan world looked at the cross as a foolish symbol. Why would an instrument of torture, on which the Son of God was crucified, be a source of pride for us? To early Christians, the...
September 13, 2025 In preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15, we urge you to make this Consecration to Our Lady of Sorrows. Most Holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, Mary, would that I could be in Heaven to contemplate the honors rendered to you...
