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Author: Timothy
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Jesus’ Call To Repent
Extract: Jesus, referring to a group of people who were killed by a falling tower, said, “Do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!” (Luke 13:4-5) Thought Jesus loved the people of Jerusalem very…
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St Joseph (Day 8)
Background: St Joseph was the Blessed Virgin Mary’s husband and Foster Father to Jesus. He was a carpenter and lived with his family in the Nazareth region of Israel. Joseph moved to Egypt to avoid Herod’s persecution during Jesus’ early life. As a caring parent, he established a safe home for his wife and Jesus.…
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Turibius Of Mongrovejo
St Turibius (1538 – 1606) was born into a noble family in Mayorga de Campos, Spain. He was highly academic, becoming a Professor of law at the University of Salamanca and Grand Inquisitor of Spain. St Turibius was ordained a Priest in 1578 and then transferred to Peru to minister. Later he was appointed Archbishop…
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Nicholas Owen
St Nicholas Owen was born into a very devout Catholic family at Oxford, England. He was lovingly nicknamed “Little John”, to reflect his approximate five-foot height and his caring personality. Perhaps his height was to his advantage since, as a carpenter, he spent most of his life creating hundreds of “Priest holes” in people’s homes to hide the…
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St Joseph (Day 7)
Background: St Joseph was the Blessed Virgin Mary’s husband and Foster Father to Jesus. He was a carpenter and lived with his family in the Nazareth region of Israel. Joseph moved to Egypt to avoid Herod’s persecution during Jesus’ early life. As a caring parent, he established a safe home for his wife and Jesus.…
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Parable Of The Prodigal Son
Extract: When the prodigal son had spent his father’s inheritance, a severe famine spread throughout the area. “So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave…
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Parable Of The Tenants (2)
Extract: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey. When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of…
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Enda Of Aran
St Enda (Died 530) was a warrior-king of Ulster, Ireland. He was converted to Christianity by his sister, an Abbess. It is said that he agreed to convert if she would introduce him to one of the girls in her convent. Sadly, a convent girl had just died, so she took him to see her body…
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St Joseph (Day 6)
Background: St Joseph was the Blessed Virgin Mary’s husband and Foster Father to Jesus. He was a carpenter and lived with his family in the Nazareth region of Israel. Joseph moved to Egypt to avoid Herod’s persecution during Jesus’ early life. As a caring parent, he established a safe home for his wife and Jesus.…
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The Rich Man And Lazarus (2)
Extract: When the rich man begged Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his five brothers “that they don’t come into this place of torment”, Abraham replied, “If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.” (Luke 16: 19-31) Thought Jesus made the…