April 29 – St. Catherine of Siena To die to live At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to… Read More »ENSM009

Fifth Sunday of Easter The Lord’s cutting and pruning         “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that… Read More »ENFS087

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Master, show us the Father If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that… Read More »ENFL105

Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter Our place “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that… Read More »ENFL104

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Discernment and the Holy Spirit  But the word of God continued to spread and grow. After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem … Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and… Read More »ENFL102

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter The early Christians Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but Jews. There were some … among… Read More »ENFL101

Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter The gospel is for everybody Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, “… Just then three men appeared at the house where we were, who had been sent to me from Caesarea. The Spirit… Read More »ENFL100

Fourth Sunday of Easter The good and bad shepherds I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves… Read More »ENFS086

Saturday of the Third Week of Easter There is no other Lord Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this… Read More »ENFL099

Friday of the Third Week of Easter The theology Feuerbach missed The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son… Read More »ENFL098