Currents of Spirituality

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Patience and Salvation: Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (1 John 5:1-5; Psalm 126:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; John 12:24-26)

›
Today is the memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong. Saint Augustine Zhao Rong was a soldier in China who helped escort a Catholic bishop t...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

The Flesh or My Flesh: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30)

›
Throughout Scripture, we encounter two radically different uses of the word “flesh”.  In our second reading, we hear about the failings of “...
2 comments:
Friday, July 3, 2026

Apostle to India: Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle (Ephesians 2:19-22; Psalm 117:1bc, 2; John 20:24-29)

›
If I were to ask you to tell me the first thing that comes to mind when I mention India, I am sure I would get some wonderful responses.  Ma...
Friday, June 26, 2026

Ordinary Saint: Memorial of Saint Josemaría Escrivá (Genesis 2:4b-9,15; Psalm 2:7,8-9,10-11,12; Luke 5:1-11)

›
Saint Josemaría Escrivá was born in Barbastro, Spain, in 1902.  At the age of two, he nearly died from a serious illness. In the years tha...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Deacon Scott Sparks, MI
Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis assigned to Incarnate Word in Chesterfield, Missouri. Graduate of Spiritual Direction from Aquinas Institute of Theology in Saint Louis, Missouri.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.