A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.acatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/Bible-and-Chalice-on-Altar-54b0b9a0v1_site_icon-1-325x300.jpg A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/ 32 32 47025763 Monday of the 23rd Week of the Ordinary Time, Labor Day-USA https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-23rd-week-of-the-ordinary-time-labor-day-usa/ https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-23rd-week-of-the-ordinary-time-labor-day-usa/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:23:28 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81520 Today, on Labor Day, we give thanks for the gift of work—for the work we do to support our families and serve others.But today’s Gospel [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-23rd-week-of-the-ordinary-time-labor-day-usa/feed/ 0 81520 9.06.26, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, “When Two or More are Gathered….” https://www.acatholic.org/9-06-26-twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-when-two-or-more-are-gathered/ https://www.acatholic.org/9-06-26-twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-when-two-or-more-are-gathered/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:08:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81553 a reflection by: MARK GATES Reading 1,  Ezekiel 33:7-9,  “Thus says the LORD: ‘You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/9-06-26-twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-when-two-or-more-are-gathered/feed/ 2 81553 Saturday September 5th, 2026: the gift of the sabbath https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-september-5th-2026-the-gift-of-the-sabbath/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-september-5th-2026-the-gift-of-the-sabbath/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81540 Today’s Readings I struggle with Reconciliation/Confession sometimes. Now don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of times in my life where I have drastically [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-september-5th-2026-the-gift-of-the-sabbath/feed/ 2 81540 Friday September 4th in Ordinary Time https://www.acatholic.org/friday-september-4th-in-ordinary-time/ https://www.acatholic.org/friday-september-4th-in-ordinary-time/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81524 People must think of us as Christ’s servants, stewards entrusted with the mysteries of God. My dad was a good man and probably one of [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/friday-september-4th-in-ordinary-time/feed/ 5 81524 Thursday, 3rd September 2026 https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-3rd-september-2026/ https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-3rd-september-2026/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81522 Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;From now on, you will be catching men.” I have been catching women—as an ob/gyn and gyn/onco now! [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-3rd-september-2026/feed/ 7 81522 Wednesday, September 2 I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth. https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-september-2-i-planted-apollos-watered-but-god-caused-the-growth/ https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-september-2-i-planted-apollos-watered-but-god-caused-the-growth/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:36:29 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81527 Fireworks at Casco Bay on the 4th of July, 2025   Picture by Rob Poissant The Holy Spirit inspired our blog. Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-september-2-i-planted-apollos-watered-but-god-caused-the-growth/feed/ 2 81527 Monday of the 22nd Week of Ordinary Time: What Makes You Tick? https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-22nd-week-of-ordinary-time-what-makes-you-tick/ https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-22nd-week-of-ordinary-time-what-makes-you-tick/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:13:15 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81518 What Makes You Tick When You Hear the Gospel? My dear brothers and sisters,St. Paul says, “I did not come with sublimity of words or [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-22nd-week-of-ordinary-time-what-makes-you-tick/feed/ 11 81518 8*30*26, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. You duped me Lord… a reflection by MARK GATES https://www.acatholic.org/83026-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-you-duped-me-lord-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/ https://www.acatholic.org/83026-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-you-duped-me-lord-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:54:54 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81515 Reading 1,  Jeremiah 20:7-9,  **You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped; You were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All [...]

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