CATHOLIC LIFE COACH

PICKING UP STICKS FOR THE LORD

Recently, a big storm passed through our area. Its 70 mile per hour gusts tore down trees throughout the county and sent debris everywhere....

POPE ST. JOHN I

MEMORIAL: MAY 18 Pope St. John I was born in the 6th century in Tuscany, Italy. At that time the western region was under the...

MAY 17, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In my part of the country, we celebrate Ascension Thursday on its proper day which means that our Sunday Gospel for the seventh Sunday...

ST. ISIDORE, FARMER

MEMORIAL: MAY 15 St. Isidore was born in Madrid, Spain in the 11th century. He was a poor farmer who worked the land of a...

THE MATTER, FORM, AND MINISTER OF RECONCILIATION

The Sacraments of initiation of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist establish us as members of God’s family. They give us grace to turn our...

ST. MATTHIAS

FEAST: MAY 14 Little is known of St. Matthias other than what is mentioned in the first chapter of Acts of the Apostles. One of...

FIRE, WIND… AND DYNAMITE?

What a gift to journey through the Book of Acts during the Easter Season. I can just picture St. Luke, scribing events at a...

OUR LADY OF FATIMA

MEMORIAL: MAY 13 On May 13, 1917, a Lady dressed in white more brilliant than the sun appeared to three children (Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta)...

NURTURING IN EVERY SEASON

May is the month of our Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, a time that naturally draws our hearts toward motherhood, nurturing, and all the quiet...