Show Us Your Face

www.holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/ is a site devoted to the Holy Face of Jesus depicted on a napkin sometimes identified (though, according to this website and the Zenit article it cites, incorrectly) with the veil of Veronica.  Our digital era will profit from a renewal of devotion to Our Lord's face.  It was dear to "the Little Flower," whose full religious name was Sr. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.  We are bombarded by images, many of which leave an undesirable impression on our minds.  What a necessary corrective, to contemplate the face/person of Jesus as a way to defog our psyches, so stained by images malicious, deceptive, and abhorrent, in favor of Someone good, true, and beautiful!

Vive et disce

While I'm sharing, Latin Grounds is yet another fine offering from the Catholic Education Resource Center (www.catholiceducation.org). I might have somehow erased the hyperlink, so if you're really interested, you may have to go right to the site. As a former Latin teacher, I couldn't agree more with the author's insights.

The People You Meet!

An Airport Encounter with Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York reminded me of this weekend's Gospel reading. Jesus engages in dialogue with a hurting individual and the two walk away with deepened mutual respect. On the part of both persons, this story offers a glimpse into the Church's humanity and what the Lord can do with even the smallest bit of openness.

The site that offered this article, http://www.catholiceducation.org/, is a fantastic resource.

This Week in Catholic Liturgy: Give Me A Drink

Jesus hasn't bellied up to a bar; rather He approaches the human race for whose salvation He thirsts.  Who you are, what you've done, matters far less than who He is and what He's done.  He's picked up the tab, so drink freely of His life-giving water.