A Mother’s Courageous Faith

The individuals in today’s first reading from 2 Maccabees 7: 1, 20-31 are inspiring, most especially the mother.  The scene is one of persecution for the faith.  As King Antiochus is forcing the Hebrews to abandon their faith for the ‘state religion’ of pagan worship, we find this mother witnessing the Read more…

Fidelity; Loyalty

Today is the feast of St. Luke, Evangelist.  There is a marvelous depiction of his loyalty to St. Paul represented in the courtyard of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.  (Picture to the left)  The scene recalls the Scripture passage of 2 Timothy, 4: 11 where St. Paul writes:  Read more…