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Scratchpad Reflections by Brother Daniel

Scratchpad Reflections by Brother Daniel
Home→Published 2015 → February

Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Meaning of “Lenten Spiritual Rehab”

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Andy Opsahl, OPMarch 3, 2015
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For most of my life I experienced Lent – with its emphasis on sin and self-denial – as a dreary annual punishment. It was a season I dreaded but accepted vaguely as a necessary reality of life before Heaven. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | Tagged reflection | 2 Replies

Our Pastor’s Corner, February 22, 2015, First Sunday of Lent

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoFebruary 21, 2015
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Spring is coming. The unusually beautiful weather that we’ve enjoyed is an early promise of the new life of spring. This promise of new life is also reflected in the season of Lent which began last Wednesday. Far from being … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, Our Pastor's Corner, Uncategorized | Tagged almsgiving, Barron, fasting, lent, prayer | 1 Reply

A Comprehensive Penitential Plan

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Andy Opsahl, OPMarch 4, 2015
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Here we find ourselves on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It is a season we rightly associate with penance. However, let us remember that the true aim of Lenten penance is transformation of our souls through conversion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | 4 Replies

Our Pastor’s Corner, February 15, 2015, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoFebruary 13, 2015
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 A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity [compassion], he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | Tagged catholic guilt, curing, healing | 1 Reply

Ding!  You’ve got hate mail!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoFebruary 11, 2015
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Happy Our Lady of Lourdes, everyone! A few weeks back, I got some hate mail.  You know what I’m talking about.  An anonymous email from a made-up email address from someone who tried to character assassinate me.  Sigh.  I mean, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Preachers Life | Tagged criticism, critique, football, jameis winston, son | 7 Replies

Our Pastor’s Corner, February 8, 2015, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoFebruary 6, 2015
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This Wednesday, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. We have the pleasure of having Fr. Reginald Martin, O.P., lead us in the Shrine of St. Jude’s novena for Our Lady of Lourdes. Fr. Reginald began the novena … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | Tagged bernadette, Lourdes, mercy | 1 Reply

A Preacher’s Life – The Torch

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJanuary 28, 2015
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When any of the priests are ‘on call’ or ‘on duty’, it means that we have to handle anyone that comes in through the door asking to speak to a priest, any devotee of the St Jude Shrine that needs … Continue reading →

Posted in A Preachers Life | Tagged on call, prayer, torch | 2 Replies

Our Pastor’s Corner, February 1, 2015, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJanuary 31, 2015
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If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, Where your fathers tempted me; they … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | Tagged new year, resolutions, time | 2 Replies
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