01 Apr – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion On this day the Church celebrates Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem to accomplish his paschal mystery. Accordingly, the memorial of this even is included in every Mass, with the procession or the solemn entrance before the principal Mass, with the simple entrance before the other Masses. The [...]
31 Mar Follow me Some years ago there was a plane crash in an African jungle, and the only survivors were three European businessmen and a young African boy. The boy offered to lead the men out of the jungle to safety, but, scornful of his youth, and trusting their superior “experience”, they chose to [...]
30 Mar I almost helped A true story: A woman was standing at a traffic intersection waiting for the light to turn green so she could walk across. As she waited, she noticed a young girl of about 17 at the other side, who was also waiting for the green light. What drew her attention [...]
29 Mar Until death do us part Ruth Youngdahl Nelson tells the following story in her book, “A Grandma’s Letters to God”: There is a huge fortress on a hill overlooking the town of Weinsburg in Germany. One day, far back in feudal times, the fortress was surrounded by the enemy. The commander of the [...]
28 Mar He was what he thought he was One day, Mark had a strange find. He came upon an eagle’s egg, and decided to put it into the nest of a farmyard hen. In time, the eaglet hatched with the hen’s brood of chicks, and grew up with them. All his life the eagle [...]
27 Mar Whose fault? A man came to work each day with his lunch box under his arm. At lunch time each day, he went through the exact same ritual. He opened the box, unwrapped the sandwiches, took out one sandwich, separated the slices of bread, and exclaimed, “Oh no! Not cheese again!” This went [...]
26 Mar – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord We celebrate that great day of decision: Mary’s acceptance of the role that God has chosen for her in his plan of redemption. – the Weekday Missal __________________ Shut up, and pedal! There is a poem that likens our relationship with Jesus to two people [...]
25 Mar – Fifth Sunday of Lent The Lord Who Has Wiped Out Our Past Sinfulness The utter completeness of Christ’s forgiveness is almost incredible. When he says to us, “Neither do I condemn you”, the past is dead, snuffed out like wick, forgotten. Laughter and song fill our hearts. It seems like a dream. [...]
24 Mar I met Nick Chia on Thursday, and he’s volunteered to share OXYGEN with us every Saturday. Nick has shared with us before, but for those new to the mailing list, Nick is an SMU undergraduate. We will let him reveal more about himself through his weekly sharings. ________________ Looking for an escape hatch [...]
23 Mar – Memorial for St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop St. Turibius (1538-1606) was born a noble and became a lawyer, and then a professor of law at Salamanca. He was ordained in 1578, and was a judge of the Court of the Inquisition at Granada. He was later appointed Archbishop of Lima, Peru on [...]
