by St Anthony | Nov 13, 2025 | Display On Reflections
I was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and have spent all my life living either in the UP or various places in Wisconsin. I have become very familiar with the wonderful season of autumn. In fact, it is one of my favorite seasons with all its...
by St Anthony | Nov 6, 2025 | Display On Reflections
We are close to Veterans Day which is meant to be a day to honor those brave men and women who have served in the military. While I never served in the military, I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with many people who have. Veterans are an extremely...
by St Anthony | Oct 30, 2025 | Display On Reflections
Do you ever think of the Saints as cheerleaders? Perhaps as your cheerleaders? Imagine it for a moment, the Saints cheering you on with encouraging words as you go about your day. I was introduced to this concept years ago and it still makes me smile, especially as...
by St Anthony | Oct 23, 2025 | Display On Reflections
I have given a lot of thought to prayer during the past days, trying to understand what motivates me to pray. I have heard it said that prayer is conversation with God. If that is true, then when we pray, we need to embrace silence and give God a chance to speak. How...
by St Anthony | Oct 16, 2025 | Display On Reflections
When the new Roman Missal was published in 2011, I was pleasantly surprised to see a passage in the Third Eucharistic Prayer, which was a change from what was in the former Sacramentary. The prayer is in praise of God and contains these words: “. . . through your Son,...
by St Anthony | Oct 9, 2025 | Display On Reflections
O Hidden Life, vibrant in every atom;O Hidden Light, shining in every creature;O Hidden Love, embracing all in Oneness;May all who feel themselves as one with Thee,Know they are therefore one with every other.-Annie Bessant This past July 4th Independence Day weekend,...