"God is humble... God descended. He made Himself small in Bethlehem, smaller on the Cross, and smaller still, everyday, in the Eucharist. But only those who makes themselves small can truly see Him. Enter into the school of humility, which is the contemplation of the Eucharist."
God has been Easy on Me
March 1, 2010
by Fr. Colum Power
"Sometimes the Lord simply says to us, 'Lighten up. Stop taking yourself so seriously. Forgive, and enjoy forgiveness."
Forgiveness and the Human Heart
February 26, 2010
by Fr. Colum Power
"We must not contribute, with our petty rages and hatreds and mean-spirited gossip; we must not contribute to the contamination, the pollution of the spiritual atmosphere. Our contribution must be that of the fragrance of charity and forgiveness, even to the breaking of the heart."
Do not Babble like the Pagans
February 23, 2010
by Fr. Colum Power
"God has inserted a reality check in the Our Father: 'Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.' If my heart is filled with hatred, resentment, bitterness, negativity towards others, I am saying to the Lord, ‘treat me, Lord, the same way I treat them'."
“A House Divided will not Stand: Diversity, but always Charity”
February 22, 2010
by Fr. Colum Power
"Who are you to judge your brother? Rome has spoken. The matter is set. There are a legitimate plurality of options, spiritual and liturgical within the Church, all sanctioned and approved by Rome, and therefore legitimate. That is the role of the Holy Father, the successor of Peter, to point us to the Heart of Christ: ‘You are the Messiah, Son of the living God’.”
The Imminence of Death
February 19, 2010
by Fr. Colum Power
"It is good for us during the season of Lent to meditate, not only on the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, but already, also, to meditate on the reality of my own skeleton."
Ash Wednesday Holy Hour
February 17, 2010
meditation by Fr. Colum Power
"Prayer is to eat the Divine Food. We fast of the flesh in order to feed the soul!"