by St Anthony | Mar 30, 2023 | Display On Reflections
Palm Sunday is before us, holy week, then Easter. The scriptures take Christians through the story once again. I won’t be attending services. If Easter morning is clear, I will drive out to Lake Michigan to watch the sunrise, attending my personal Easter service...
by St Anthony | Mar 23, 2023 | Display On Reflections
Here we are in the fourth week of Lent. We are just over halfway through. We have been here before! How are we doing in this season? Lent has been a customary time for adding some sort of action, practice to our Christian life, as a sign that we indeed want to change,...
by St Anthony | Mar 16, 2023 | Display On Reflections
Fast from hurting words and say kind words.Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.Fast from anger and be filled with patience.Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.Fast from worries and have trust in God.Fast from complaints; contemplate simplicity.Fast...
by St Anthony | Mar 9, 2023 | Display On Reflections
This Sunday it returns! Daylight Savings Time will begin once again. After the winter months of increased darkness and accompanying cold, these longer days of increased daylight are a welcome sign of the warmth and new life that will follow. While greeting the...
by St Anthony | Mar 2, 2023 | Display On Reflections
GIGO is the expression of a concept common to computer science and mathematics, i.e., the quality of output is determined by the quality of input. I think it is a concept applicable to our spiritual life. Let me explain. Every day I get a plethora of email messages....
by St Anthony | Feb 23, 2023 | Display On Reflections
Is Lent only a season? Or can it be a way of living every day of the year? Every year at the beginning of Lent we are reminded of the need to pray, fast and give alms for at least 40 days. At first, many begin with enthusiastic commitment then the days seem to drag...