Comments on: Wednesday, 2/14/18 — Ashes to Ashes, Love to Love

By: Louise R Fitzgerald

Louise R Fitzgerald — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:47:25 +0000

I remember calling it Saint Valentine’s Day as a child. Your reflection Stephen was excellent. It really spoke to my heart. Thank you and God bless you

By: A

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 02:48:38 +0000

Anybody else remember when it was called Saint Valentine’s Day? When I was in Catholic elementary school, that’s what it was called.

By: Jericho

Jericho — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:54:07 +0000

thanks Steven. you hit the nail in the head. It’s truly an awkward day but for those who knows their priorities in life – it’s not. God first.

By: Zininzi

Zininzi — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:33:20 +0000

I would ike to know what time is Mass today for Ash wed

By: Mark Misencik

Mark Misencik — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:51:44 +0000

Hey Steven,

Your pondering of death is something that we all do from time to time. Doesn’t matter how old or young, what religion or even if you believe in God or not. So when it comes to “deep thinking” I turn to people who I consider gifted. In this case Fr James V. Schall, S.J..

I just read a short article by Fr Schall and he said “…we are not in fact created for this world alone. We find existence in this world to be a span of time during which we must decide what we choose to be forever. No human life is complete in this world until it is finally judged. However much time we are given in this land of the living before we die, it is enough, short or long, in which to decide, by our actions and thoughts, what we will be.”

He concluded by saying “…we are free to choose our eternity – or to reject it. Creation in its glory exists in order to find out which alternative we choose as manifested by the way we live our lives in the time before we die.”

What are the actions and thoughts that help form our decision? From today’s Gospel, giving alms, praying and fasting.

Mark

By: Sandi

Sandi — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:59:40 +0000

Thank you, Steve. What a great reflection for lent and one of the best explanations for God permitting death that I’ve ever heard or read. May God bless you and all our faith community with a fruitful Lenten season.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:50:41 +0000

Thanks Steve for this very wonderful reflection. Lent is a very challenging period because it has got a lot of temptations. This is because you may decide not to take anything for the day in order to fast but on such a day you find a colleague offering to buy you lunch and you are unable to refuse the offer. I like it most because it enables you to go deep in prayer and for long periods

God bless you Steve and your family

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:54:20 +0000

Thank you for the beautiful reflection.