Br Jack's Preaching Ministry

Preaching the Good News by word and example is a fundamental task for all Christians. This blog intends to help all reflect on and enhance this important ministry.

Monday, October 6, 2025

Fig Trees

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"For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the...

Our Lady of the Rosary

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“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neig...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

The Good Samaritan

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"But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight." Lk 10:33 The story of the good Samaritan ...

Saturday, October 4, 2025

A Leap of Faith

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"If you have faith the size of a mustard seed , you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' an...

Friday, October 3, 2025

St Francis of Assisi

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“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 a...

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About Me

Br. Jack: Br. Jack Rathschmidt, a Capuchin Franciscan priest, has been involved in preaching, religious education, and retreat work for more than 40 years. He has written and helped produce more than 50 videos on Sacraments, the Bible, Faith Formation and spirituality, and with Gaynell Cronin he has published four books: Rituals for Home and Parish, (Paulist, 1996), The Blessing Candles, (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2000), Nurturing Today’s Chrildren, (Liguori, 2002), and Doorways to Holiness, (Paulist, 2006)

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