24 of our Latest Daily & Weekly Treats

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“But Not Yet!”

Pope Leo XIV joined the Augustinian Order of St. Augustine as a novice on September 1, 1977. He was ordained a priest in the Order on June 19, 1982. As…
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Numbers!

Numbers! Our lives are filled with numbers. Each year we file our income taxes. Now that’s an exercise in numbers to end all numbers games. Pages upon pages of numbers:…
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“Loads of Hope!”

Life can go from normal to nightmare in a nanosecond. Take hurricane Katrina in 2005. In two days there was no “normal” left for hundreds of thousands of Gulf coast…
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Many Ways to Lie!

Lying There are numerous ways of lying –all of them bad, some worse. We can lie by saying nothing.When silence gives consent to something false,we must speak up or share the…
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Words to Start Your Day!

TO HAVE A GREAT DAY…..DO THE FOLLOWING….. In moments of stress and anxiety I will remain calm and peaceful. I will not react to what is being said or happening.…
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A Blessed Memorial Day!

Please enjoy my Memorial Day poem. My Podcast above has the prose version along with a Commentary and a Prayer Reflection. I think you will enjoy listening to it. MEMORIAL…
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A Candle Burns!

After you read today’s Message please continue to LISTEN TO MY PODCAST.  After the Message, I give A PRAYER REFLECTION. I think you will enjoy it. In today’s Gospel, Jesus…
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The Relief Pitcher!

After you read today’s Daily Treat, please continue to LISTEN TO MY PODCAST.  After the Message, I give my COMMENTARY & A PRAYER REFLECTION on today’s Message. I think you…
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A Time for Love!

After you read today’s Daily Treat, please continue to LISTEN TO MY PODCAST.  After the Message, I give my COMMENTARY & A PRAYER REFLECTION on today’s Message. I think you…
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Lost and Nibbling!

After you read today’s Daily Treat, please continue to LISTEN TO MY PODCAST. After the Message, I give MY COMMENTARY & A PRAYER REFLECTION on today’s Message. I think you…
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I Did It My Way!

After you read today’s Daily Treat, please LISTEN TO MY PODCAST.   After the Message, I give MY COMMENTARY & A PRAYER REFLECTION on today’s Message. I think you will enjoy…
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The Way You Care About People!

The way you care about people,even when you’re strugglingsays a lot about your heart. The way you keep showing up for others,even when you’re tired, is something not everyone does.…
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Accepting Jesus as Your Savior!

A man was once asked by an enthusiastic young evangelist whether he had been saved, and whether he had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior? The gentleman replied,…
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I DID IT FOR LOVE!

One night a young mother was very busy around the house. Twenty people were coming for dinner the next day. So she asked her six-year old son to polish her…
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We Welcome Pope Leo XIV!

Tomorrow we celebrate the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. Even though Robert Prevost was a South Sider and I was a North Sider…
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The Rewards of Loving!

There once was a young woman who had a baby boy. Just after her son’s baptism, a ragged old man came to her, and offered to grant her one wish…
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