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October is Respect Life Month
Updated 10/14/2021 Pro-Life Catholic Health Care October is widely recognized by Catholics and pro-life advocates as Respect Life Month. This month, CMF CURO honors the unborn and those targeted by the culture of death in the United States. As a member of CMF CURO,...
RISE, Daily Reflection: Allow ourselves to receive Him
Saturday, October 12, 2019 READ: While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed." He replied, "Rather, blessed are those who...
RISE, Daily Reflections: God is more powerful than the enemy
Friday, October 11, 2019 READ: When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: "By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons." Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them,...
RISE, Daily Reflection: We conform ourselves
Thursday, October 10th, 2019 READ: Jesus said to his disciples: "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,'...
RISE, Daily Reflection: Our Lord’s mission is one of healing
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 READ: Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry that God did not carry out the evil he threatened against Nineveh. He prayed, “I beseech you, LORD, is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first...
RISE, Daily Reflection: There is need of only one thing
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 READ: Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you...
RISE, Daily Reflection: The fault in our prayers lies with us
Monday, October 7, 2019 READ: This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; their wickedness has come up before me." But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD. He went...
RISE, Daily Reflection: Be patient and have faith
Sunday, October 6th, 2019 READ: How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and...
RISE, Daily Reflection: The faith we possess
Saturday, October 5, 2019 READ: The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the...
RISE, Daily Reflection: God’s revelation of Himself to us
Friday, October 4, 2019 READ: Jesus said to them, “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable...
RISE, Daily Reflection: The Kingdom of God is at hand for you
Thursday, October 3, 2019 READ: Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send...
RISE, Daily Reflection: Feast of the Guardian Angels
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 READ: The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the...