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  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

    If at first you don’t succeed (or even if you do)…

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    May 21, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic
    Apostles, Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Change, Deacon, Discipleship, Happiness, inspiration, Jesus Christ, mission, New Testament, Scriptural Reflection, St. Paul, Will of God, Word of God
  • Master and Collaborator

    Master and Collaborator

    It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us…

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    May 20, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic, Spirituality
    Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Church, Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Jesus, New Testament, Scriptural Reflection, Word of God
  • Chosen

    Chosen

    Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; John 15:9-17 In the spring of my senior year, the high school play was a drama with a lead role that I really wanted. When tryouts came, I nailed it. I went home confident that I had that part in the bag. Only, I didn’t. Even worse, […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    May 14, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic, Saints, Spirituality
    Apostles, Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Discipleship, Gospel, Happiness, inspiration, Jesus, Matthias, New Testament, Scriptural Reflection, Word of God
  • The Perfect Plan

    The Perfect Plan

    There is only one perfect plan.

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    April 9, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, mercy, Reflections, Roman Catholic
    Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Christ, cross, Discipleship, Gospel, Happiness, inspiration, Jesus, New Testament, passion, prophecy, resurrection, Scriptural Reflection, Word of God
  • The Three Choices

    The Three Choices

    Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7:9; Luke 8:15; John 7:40-53 Years ago, the leader of a religious cult said that God told him the world was going to end soon; he even gave the day. When that day came and went, a few members lost their faith and drifted away. […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    April 2, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, mercy, Reflections, Roman Catholic
    beliefs, Bible, Catholic Spirituality, choices, consistency, Gospel, Jeremiah, Jesus, John, New Testament, Scriptural Reflection, Word of God
  • The Heart of the Matter

    The Heart of the Matter

    Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hosea 6:1-6; Luke 18:9-14 When we hear the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, we are rightly drawn to the differences between them. However, I think time is well spent thinking not only about the differences but also the similarities, and what both have to teach […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    March 26, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic, Spirituality
    Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Gospel, Happiness, inspiration, Jesus, New Testament, parable, Scriptural Reflection, Word of God
  • Being Who We Were Made to Be

    Being Who We Were Made to Be

    Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a A theologian once said that “great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    March 19, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Roman Catholic, Saints, Spirituality
    Bible, Catholic Spirituality, Discipleship, Happiness, inspiration, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Matthew, New Testament, peace, Scriptural Reflection
  • To See and Understand

    To See and Understand

    Saturday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time Mark 9:2-13 As we read the gospel of Mark, we might catch ourselves wondering about the Apostles. They never seem to get it! No matter what they see Jesus do – healing after healing, miracle after miracle – they end up asking the same question: “Who is […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    February 19, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic, Spirituality
    Catholic Spirituality, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Mark, Peter, Scriptural Reflection, Transfiguration, understanding
  • Don’t Mess with Perfection: Saturday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time

    Don’t Mess with Perfection: Saturday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time

    1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Matthew 4:4; Mark 8:1-10 In the first reading we hear of Jeroboam, the first in a series of problematic kings, and the huge changes he made in the way the people of Israel worshipped. We’ll get to the reason why but it’s important to note that this tendency to mess with […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    February 12, 2022
    Catholic, Homily, Reflections, Roman Catholic, Spirituality
    Catholic Spirituality, Discipleship, Gospel, Jeroboam, loaves and fish, Mark, Scriptural Reflection, Temple, Vatican II, Word of God
  • Heat and Light: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

    Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Today, 40 days after Christmas, is by tradition the day the Church sets aside to bless the candles she will use throughout the year. Their flame reminds us of God the Father, who said, Let there be light (Genesis 1:3), God the Son, who said, I am the Light […]

    Deacon Richard Marcantonio

    February 2, 2022
    Catholic
    candle, Catholic Spirituality, fire, Jesus Christ, light, Presentation, Scriptural Reflection, Simeon
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