Posted by marguerite noga on 7/17/23
Preparing for everything God offers
One day, a farmer was out in his pumpkin patch. The tiny pumpkins were just beginning to form. So the farmer took a small bottle and stuffed one of the budding pumpkins into it to see how it would fare. Sometime later, when ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 7/05/23
Losing yourself to find yourself
The following story comes from the time of the Persian Gulf War, about the resistance efforts in Kuwait. Najeeb Bastaki, a twenty-four year old Kuwaiti living in Kuwait City, was a member of the Kuwaiti resistance. But he told a reporter, “The word ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 6/12/23
June 11, 2023
On this Feast that asks us to focus on the Eucharist, on the Body and Blood of Christ, I want to take us back in our imaginations to March 27, 2020. It was the height of the Covid pandemic. People were dying, often alone, apart ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 6/07/23
Do we know what we means?
I have found delight in a story about a famous, very old organ. A well-known organist was performing a concert on the huge antique organ. Since it was not electrified, for this organ to play, there was a boy behind a ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 5/22/23
In the World, but not of the World
There’s a fable about a scrawny tiger cub that was abandoned by it mother shortly after birth, and was raised by a friendly herd of goats. All day, every day, the cub played with the goat kids, drank the nanny’s ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 5/15/23
I will not leave you orphans
Every time I read a passage of Scripture, I find new insights. Parts of the text will jump out and demand my attention. In today’s Gospel, I was struck by Jesus’ promise, “I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
Some time ago the advice columnist Ann Landers was asked by a reporter, “What is the question that you are asked most frequently by your readers?” She answered that it was a very simple question: “What’s the matter with me? Why am I so ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 5/01/23
Listening to the Voice of the Shepherd
One of my favorite parts of the newspaper is the comics section. While it is obviously true that we find humor there, I also enjoy finding the truth that is conveyed through the humor.
For example, many years ago, there ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 4/18/23
By his wounds we are healed
Recently, as I’ve reflected on the Easter stories in the Bible, I’ve become focused on the wounds of Jesus. If Resurrection is supposed to be about healing, the overcoming of the limitations of this life, and the destruction of sin, suffering and ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 4/15/23
Who Needs It?
Pope Francis recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of his election as Pope. I came across an interview that was done by Italian Swiss Radio and Television. Let me share a couple of items from that interview.
Many people describe you as the Pope of ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 4/15/23
He Has No Body but Ours
In a speech to Roman university students and staff, Pope Francis noted:
The first time I went out to Saint Peter’s Square as Pope, I approached a group of young blind people. And one of them said to me, “Can I see ... Read More »
