Bob Garvey - A Catholic Moment Author https://www.acatholic.org/author/bobgarvey/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:35:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.acatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/Bible-and-Chalice-on-Altar-54b0b9a0v1_site_icon-1-325x300.jpg Bob Garvey - A Catholic Moment Author https://www.acatholic.org/author/bobgarvey/ 32 32 47025763 Tuesday, December 9. Like a Shepherd https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-december-9-like-a-shepherd/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-december-9-like-a-shepherd/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80270 Like a Shepherd “Come here!”  exclaims an angry teacher as she looks at the mess her students left behind. “Come here!”  says an excited shopper [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-december-2-to-the-childlike/feed/ 5 80236 Tuesday, November 25. Costly Stones and Votive Offerings. https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-25-costly-stones-and-votive-offerings/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-25-costly-stones-and-votive-offerings/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80194 Eighty-six-year-old Arnie was on his death bed.  Doctors said he would not make it through the day.  His wife Mabel was in the kitchen baking [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-25-costly-stones-and-votive-offerings/feed/ 2 80194 Tuesday, November 18. Today I Must Stay in Your House. https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-18-today-i-must-stay-in-your-house/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-18-today-i-must-stay-in-your-house/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80159 In 1975 I had the privilege of joining 10,000 Catholic charismatics in Rome to meet with Pope Paul IV.  It was a powerful experience to [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-18-today-i-must-stay-in-your-house/feed/ 8 80159 Tuesday, November 11. We Are Unprofitable Servants. https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-11-we-are-unprofitable-servants/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-11-we-are-unprofitable-servants/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80130 One Friday afternoon I went to get gasoline for my car.  When I stepped out of my car, I saw a twenty-dollar bill lying on [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-11-we-are-unprofitable-servants/feed/ 6 80130 Tuesday, November 4. Come Everything is Now Ready https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-4-come-everything-is-now-ready/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-4-come-everything-is-now-ready/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80072 Have you ever asked someone a straightforward question and gotten a long story in response?  Coaches, politicians, church leaders, and even teenagers are skilled at [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-november-4-come-everything-is-now-ready/feed/ 4 80072 Tuesday, October 28. Judas son of James. https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-october-28-judas-son-of-james/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-october-28-judas-son-of-james/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80049 Let’s begin with a quiz.  Of the twelve apostles which one do you think most resembled Jesus in appearance– a) Peter b) John c) Matthew [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-october-28-judas-son-of-james/feed/ 7 80049 Tuesday, October 21. Gird Your Loins https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-october-21-gird-your-loins/ https://www.acatholic.org/tuesday-october-21-gird-your-loins/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80024 Can you imagine a football game taking place and as the players parade onto the field one player is wearing flip-flops, tee shirt, sunglasses, and [...]

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