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HUMILITY AND REALITY - One Bread, One Body, Aug 22, 2026

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Saturday, August 22, 2026
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ezekiel 43:1-7 | Psalm 85:9-14 | Matthew 23:1-12
“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” —Matthew 23:12

If we don’t humble ourselves, the Lord will do it for us. We can either start off humbled and end up exalted, or start off exalted and end up humbled. Obviously, it behooves us to humble ourselves now. Yet to do this we must know what humiliMore...

DEAD BONES - One Bread, One Body, Aug 21, 2026

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Friday, August 21, 2026
Pope St. Pius X
Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Psalm 107:2-9 | Matthew 22:34-40
“The hand of the Lord came upon me, and He led me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones.” —Ezekiel 37:1

The Lord Jesus prophesied to “the church in Sardis...I know the reputation you have of being alive, when in fact you are dead!” (Rv 3:1) What we call “renewal” is often in need of “resurrection.” We’More...

CLEAN AT LAST - One Bread, One Body, Aug 20, 2026

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Thursday, August 20, 2026
St. Bernard
Ezekiel 36:23-28 | Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19 | Matthew 22:1-14
“I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall return to You.” —Psalm 51:15

Do you regret having committed certain sins? Have you let your past sins make you feel “dirty”? The Lord has promised “to cleanse you from all your impurities” (Ez 36:25). “Though your sins be like scarlet, they may bMore...

“HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU” - One Bread, One Body, Aug 19, 2026

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
St. John Eudes
Ezekiel 34:1-11 | Psalm 23:1-6 | Matthew 20:1-16
“When the first group appeared, they supposed…” —Matthew 20:10

How can we discover if we are pasturing ourselves? (Ez 34:2-3) Today’s Gospel parable gives us a glimpse into our motivation. If we work a full day in the heat for Jesus (Mt 20:12), we can still be pasturing ourselves. Are we focused on our More...

WEALTH MANAGEMENT - One Bread, One Body, Aug 18, 2026

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Ezekiel 28:1-10 | Deuteronomy 32:26-28, 30, 35-36 | Matthew 19:23-30
“It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” —Matthew 19:24

People who are rich face the ongoing temptation to live for themselves. Scripture is full of examples of rich people who fell prey to these temptations: the prince of Tyre (Ez 28:1ff), the wealthy man who ignored the beggar at his doorstep (Lk 16:More...

A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS - One Bread, One Body, Aug 17, 2026

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Monday, August 17, 2026

Ezekiel 24:15-23 | Deuteronomy 32:18-21 | Matthew 19:16-22
“Hearing these words, the young man went away sad.” —Matthew 19:22

The Lord commanded Ezekiel not to mourn the death of his wife. By this unusual conduct, the Lord pointed out that His people should be grieving their sins, exile, and devastation (Ez 9:4; see also Ez 24:24). Hardening our hearts to our sins and reMore...

GRUMBLE OR HUMBLE? - One Bread, One Body, Aug 16, 2026

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Sunday, August 16, 2026
20th Sunday Ordinary Time
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 | Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 | Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
“He gave her no word of response.” —Matthew 15:23

Although Jesus’ interaction with the Canaanite woman sounds harsh to our modern ears, Jesus is testing the woman’s faith (Mt 15:23ff). St. Augustine comments that God might seem to refuse our prayers initially so as to enable our heartMore...