Monday’s Catholic Word of the Day

Lambeth Conference
(LAM-behth KAHN-fer-ehns)
The gathering of the bishops of the Anglican Communion, first convoked in 1865 and subsequently taking place approximately every ten years, for the discussion of various topics of interest to the member churches. Although its decisions are not binding on the churches of the communion, they do carry some weight as being [...]

Sunday’s Word of the Day today because the Web site wouldn’t open

Septuagint
(sehp-TÖÖ-uh-dzhihnt)
The Greek translation, begun in Alexandria, Egypt, in the third century B.C. and completed in 100 B.C., of the Hebrew O.T. The Septuagint includes several books not found in the Hebrew Scriptures. The symbol LXX (“seventy”) refers to this translation, representing the seventy-two Jewish scholars who translated the Hebrew Scriptures for the benefit of [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 31, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 4:16-30
Let’s try a different kind of meditation today.
Close your eyes, and pretend that you are one of Jesus’ townsfolk sitting in the synagogue as he reads from the Scriptures. “Who does this guy think he is?” you ask yourself. “Did he really just call himself a prophet? Does he really think that [...]

Saint Vincent de Paul quotes to ponder

Saint Vincent de Paul (April 24, 1581 – September 27, 1660) was a Roman Catholic priest who helped found many charitable organizations. Today, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is named in honor of this priest who fought to improve the quality of life for the poor.
Here are a couple of his quotes:
“The most [...]

Monday Reflection

Monday, August 31, 2009
“The thought that Our Lord himself had much to suffer from his disciples will greatly encourage you, for the more our sorrows resemble his, the more pleasing we are to him. If this were not my consolation, what would become of me?”
-St. Vincent de Paul
When those close to me fail to understand [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 30, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 7: 1-8)
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. From within people, from their hearts come evil [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 30, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
More and more people were following Jesus.
After all, he reverenced God, taught with authority, and healed everyone who came to him. And the more the people wanted to make Jesus their king, the more his enemies wanted to trap and destroy him.
Then came the moment when some of the Pharisees caught Jesus’ [...]

Sunday Reflection

Sunday, August 30, 2009
“That peace which is the portion of the chosen servants of God is seldom unmixed with interior struggles.”
-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Even in the midst of the most painful experiences of my life, knowing you love me and are within me, Lord, gives me the greatest consolation and sense of peace.

Today’s Word of the Day

Semi-Arianism
(SEH-mee-EHR-ee-uhn-ih-zuhm)
An attempt, led by Basil, fourth-century Bishop of Ancyra, to bridge the gap between Arianism and orthodox theology. It held that the Son was like the Father though not His divine equal.

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 29, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Mark 6:17-29
The Beheading of John the Baptist
Heavenly Father, we turn to you today and ask you to grant us forerunners like John the Baptist. Send out men and women who will go before the Lord to prepare his way. Raise up zealous missionaries who will break new ground for the gospel. Inspire men [...]