A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Tue, 19 May 2026 15:22:45 +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 A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/ 32 32 47025763 Saturday May 23rd, 2026: If you compare, you despair https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-23rd-2026-if-you-compare-you-despair/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-23rd-2026-if-you-compare-you-despair/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81037 Today’s Readings I am a baseball fan. When I was younger I was, like my Grandfather, a huge New York Yankees fan. I was on [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-23rd-2026-if-you-compare-you-despair/feed/ 0 81037 Friday, May 22nd, Seventh Week of Eastertide https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-22nd-seventh-week-of-eastertide/ https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-22nd-seventh-week-of-eastertide/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81076 Feed my lambs, feed my sheep My wife, Anna, and I went to see a movie on Mother’s Day in the United States. It was [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-22nd-seventh-week-of-eastertide/feed/ 6 81076 Wednesday May 20, And he put a new song into my mouth, https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-may-20-and-he-put-a-new-song-into-my-mouth/ https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-may-20-and-he-put-a-new-song-into-my-mouth/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81033 David in Switzerland Picture by Mike Prince The Holy Spirit inspired our blog. Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima R: Here am I, Lord; [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-may-20-and-he-put-a-new-song-into-my-mouth/feed/ 12 81033 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Year A https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-seventh-week-of-easter-year-a/ https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-seventh-week-of-easter-year-a/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 23:06:25 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81072 The first reading, Acts of the Apostles describes Paul the Apostle arriving in Ephesus and meeting disciples who had received only the baptism of John [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-seventh-week-of-easter-year-a/feed/ 3 81072 Ascension Sunday, 05.17.26, the seventh Sunday of Easter. A reflection by: Mark Gates https://www.acatholic.org/ascension-sunday-05-17-26-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/ https://www.acatholic.org/ascension-sunday-05-17-26-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 15:58:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81063 This past Thursday was the actual ‘Ascension Thursday’. TODAY, Sunday’s, scriptures still inspire us with a taste of this treasured Feast Day. Take for instance [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/ascension-sunday-05-17-26-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/feed/ 3 81063 Saturday May 16th, 2026: If you are not moving forward, you are going backward https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-16th-2026-if-you-are-not-moving-forward-you-are-going-backward/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-16th-2026-if-you-are-not-moving-forward-you-are-going-backward/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81025 Today’s Readings Motorcycle riding is not a static sport. Yes, I know, it is not static because the motorcycle actually has to MOVE in order [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-may-16th-2026-if-you-are-not-moving-forward-you-are-going-backward/feed/ 7 81025 Friday, May 15th, Sixth Week in Eastertide https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-15th-sixth-week-in-eastertide/ https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-15th-sixth-week-in-eastertide/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81031 So, it is with you: you are sad now, but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy Joy! I [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/friday-may-15th-sixth-week-in-eastertide/feed/ 13 81031 Thursday 14 May 2026 https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-14-may-2026/ https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-14-may-2026/#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 16:20:34 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81048 My entire childhood I spent summer vacations from school waiting for 14 May at my maternal grandmother’s massive ancestral home (almost 100+ years old). The [...]

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