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“How holy and beloved, how pleasing and lowly, how peaceful, delightful, lovable and desirable above all things it is to have a Brother like this, who laid down his life for his sheep.” –St. Francis of Assisi. ____________________________________________________________________ The Epistle for today is taken from S. Paul’s letter to the Church at Ephesus. Traditionally, S.Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 27, 2026”

“Lord, King of heaven and earth, we give you thanks for yourself.  Of your own holy will you created all things spiritual and physical, made us in your own image and likeness, and gave us a place in paradise, through your only Son, in the Holy Spirit.” –St. Francis of Assisi. Today I provide commentariesContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 26, 2026”

“We should make a dwelling-place within ourselves where he can stay, he who is the Lord God almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” –St. Francis of Assisi. How are things in the United States under President Trump 2.0? Consider the following: One million new private sector jobs The highest number of employed Americans in AmericanContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 25, 2026”

“We must hate our lower nature with its vices and sins; by living a worldly life, it would deprive us of the love of our Lord Jesus Christ and of eternal life.” –St. Francis of Assisi. I have arrived in Chatmoss, after a long day in Northern Virginia. It is nice to be here, butContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 24, 2026”

“How holy and beloved, how pleasing and lowly, how peaceful, delightful, lovable and desirable above all things it is to have a Brother like this, who laid down his life for his sheep.” –St. Francis of Assisi. And now we have “Trump TV”. Go figure. There is a new helipad on the South Lawn ofContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 23, 2026”

“We must hate our lower nature with its vices and sins; by living a worldly life, it would deprive us of the love of our Lord Jesus Christ and of eternal life.” –St. Francis Of Assisi. ____________________________________________________________________ “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”― Albert Camus “The leaves fall, the wind blows,Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 22, 2026”

“Remember the words of our Lord, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” –St. Francis of Assisi. In the 1970s, we had warnings of “global cooling”. We were all going to freeze to death. In the 1980s, we had warnings of “nuclear winter”, where that evil President Ronald Reagan was going toContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 21, 2026”

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” –St. Francis of Assisi. ____________________________________________________________________ The Epistle for today is taken from S. Paul’s letter to the Christians at Ephesus. Admittedly, some scholars, going back to Erasmus, argue that Ephesians is not an authentic Pauline epistle. This is basedContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 20, 2026”

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love,Where there is injury, pardon;Where there is doubt, faith;Where there is despair, hope;Where there is darkness, light;And where there is sadness, joy.O Divine Master,Grant that I may not so much seekTo be consoled as to console,To be understood as to understand,ToContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 19, 2026”

“The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.” –St. Francis Of Assisi. Are public schools unconstitutional? A provocative question, to be sure. But the thought that public schools might well be unconstitutional should not be summarily dismissed. “Education consists mostly in speech, and parents have a right under theContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 18, 2026”