by St Anthony | Jan 22, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Some years ago, I read that a survey of some people led to the suggestion that January 10 is the gloomiest day of the year. I don’t know the type of survey or the numbers involved, but it seems quite arbitrary to me. I don’t know why that date typically would be any...
by St Anthony | Jan 15, 2026 | Display On Reflections
It is said that history repeats itself. Certainly it will if we do not learn from it. This week we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who used the teachings of nonviolence to bring attention to the injustice waged on his brothers and ultimately...
by St Anthony | Jan 8, 2026 | Display On Reflections
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;a light has dawned. – Isaiah 9:2 Emmanuel- God-with-us…this is what we celebrate at Christmas and also try to hold close to us each day throughout each year. This is what we are called to reflect upon and...
by St Anthony | Jan 1, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Both the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar and the secular Western calendar are full of opportunities to start over. The months of late winter and early spring bring us Lent. These 40 days invite us to hit the reset button, giving up unhealthy habits and mindsets or...
by St Anthony | Dec 25, 2025 | Display On Reflections
“HOW was your Christmas?” It is a question often being asked today with the assumption that Christmas is over and the celebration is done until next year. But Christmas is not a yearly event. It is more than gazing upon and singing carols about a new born baby....
by St Anthony | Dec 18, 2025 | Display On Reflections
Tis the season of anticipation, expectation, joyfulness, and endless joy. At least that is what we hear and want to believe. And yet for many of us it becomes the season of overspending, racing against deadlines, fatigue, and grumpiness. I vowed that this year would...