Monthly Archives: September 2005
Angels Watching Over Me
Angel is the Greek word for “messenger.” Today is the feast day of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels. Much confusion exists about angels today – fueled mainly by a movement within the country toward a so-called “spirituality.” Not the traditional definition of the word, but rather the hijacking of the term by those who profess [...]
Padre Pio
Today is the memorial of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887 – 1968). Padre Pio was a Capuchin Franciscan who was loved by thousands, perhaps even millions of people. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in June 2002. A deeply spiritual friar, Padre Pio offered Masses regularly that went on for three hours or [...]
Matthean Priority?
Today is the feast of St. Matthew, Evangelist. Numbered among the Twelve, and identified as a tax collector, he answered the call of Jesus. He is also known by the name, Levi. (This statue of an angel is the symbol of the Evangelist Matthew – it is located on the Duomo (Cathedral) of Orvieto in [...]
Our father among the Saints . . .
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople . . . Today is the feast day of John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church. The name Chrysostom translates from Greek as “golden mouth” or “golden throat,” a reference to his incredible preaching. (this mosaic is from Hagia Sophia, tenth century) Mistranslation has occasionally suggested that some of St. John’s [...]
Job Pray-er II
This is an update to my previous entry, “Job Pray-er.” I found out that my fourth friend was offered the job that he had interviewed for! He had cleared two interviews when I wrote the previous post; and has since gone through two more last week. He begins his new job tomorrow. I know he [...]
Garage Sale?
I am not a fan of garage sales. I was visiting with a friend recently who was taking two days off work to organize and run a garage sale at her home. I was astonished – Not only was she going to have a garage sale, she was going to use precious vacation time to [...]
Fall Begins
Today is the autumnal equinox, the first day of Fall. Fall is traditionally associated with such things as: Going back to school Leaves changing color and dropping from their trees Football getting underway I happen to be a fan of all three of those activities. When school resumes things liven up a bit around my [...]