Cassidy Comments

I have a big question for you today, in my short podcast! Listen in and tell me if you think you would stand on the right side of history! You can find today’s podcast at: https://youtu.be/a0CKZXcuerc Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.com https://www.facebook.com/reflectionsinfaith For all other interviews & podcasts, go to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@janetcassidy

Do you know anyone who holds the opinion that this life is all there is, so you should just grab all you can now? In today’s podcast I reflect on Chapter 2 of the Book of Wisdom and explore whether this attitude is in line with scripture. Be sure to join me for another great podcast!  Just click on this link! Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.com https://www.facebook.com/reflectionsinfaith For all...

Today I share a short reflection on challenges to our Lenten sacrifices.  If yours are leaving you feeling empty, I think I can help. Don’t forget to check out my blog and YouTube Channel to see my latest postings and interviews.  You can also find me on Facebook! I invite you to subscribe/follow if you like what you find on the links below. Have a blessed Lent! Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.co...

Today’s podcast might just have you singing! Check it out!  It’s under 2 minutes! You can find it at: https://youtu.be/xFoa6rY7TgA While you’re there, be sure to check out Part 2 of my conversation with Deacon Art on Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.  It’s a good one! All of my videos and podcasts can be found on my YouTube Channel link below. Janet Ca...

Today I’m publishing a very short audio reflection about the importance of giving your testimony about your faith in Christ.  Especially for parents, this reflection is a good reminder of the importance of passing on the faith to your children, and what you can do to help them. Using the Gospel of John, Chapter 4, The Samaritan Woman (at the well), we can learn about what made a difference t...

October 3, 2021, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10:2-16 As we look at the Gospel of Mark today, the Pharisees challenge Jesus about divorce.  In today’s two-minute reflection, I briefly address the issue of annulment (which is not a Catholic divorce), clarifying an annulment to be a finding that a marriage did not exist according to Church law (even though a civ...

In preparation for Mass this weekend, I have recorded a short reflection on the First Reading, which comes from the Book of Numbers, Chapter 11:25-29. I hope you have a blessed day in God’s Word! Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.blogspot.com

Do you have days when you feel spent? Do you ever feel like you do not have any motivation? In today’s Cassidy Comments podcast, I’d like to offer a prayer for you that I wrote during the time leading up to my mom’s death. You can find a link to this prayer under the “Uplifting Prayers” tab on my blog at janetcassidy.blogspot.com along with some of the other prayers I...

Returning to my audio version of Cassidy Comments, I hope you will enjoy today’s reflection on the Seven Social Sins Mohandus Ghandi wrote about in his weekly newspaper in 1925! They are definitely something to think about! I welcome your comments and invite you to subscribe to my blog at janetcassidy.blogspot.com. Do you think these social sins apply to us today? Janet Cassidy janetcassidy....

Where is God in the midst of this pandemic?  Did he cause the Coronavirus to punish us? Why doesn’t he stop this and save us? These are good questions and today I talk about the one reason God is allowing us to go through this.  Be sure to check it out in today’s edition of Opening God’s Word ! I also invite you to check out my blog at janetcassidy.blogspot.com for more inspirati...

Do you love others like you love a pepperoni pizza, or do you practice a selfless love like Jesus did? What Jesus did for us, and what he asks us to do for each other, goes far beyond the way we think of love today. Today I look at how our seemingly ordinary acts of service can be transformed into acts of genuine, sacrificial love. I hope you have a blessed day in God’s Word! Janet Cassidy j...

Would you have the courage to “Step out of Line” if you were faced with an unbelievable decision? In today’s episode of Cassidy Comments, I’ll explain what I am referring to by “Step out of Line” as I tell the story of a holocaust survivor whose quick, life or death decision, impacted generations. It is a good opportunity for each of us to pause and consider the...

Do you feel like you are bearing a cross that is simply too heavy to bear? Are you wondering where you can find some relief? I have a little story for you that I think goes well with today’s gospel reading from Luke (Chapter 9, Verse 23). I hope you will tune in to listen; it’s called The Cross Room . In today’s reading Jesus tells his disciples (and you and me), “If anyone wishes to come after me...

What happens if someone, on their deathbed, asks for forgiveness for a lifetime of sin? What if they have been living without paying any attention to God? Should they be forgiven? In today’s podcast I reflect on Psalm 81 to answer those questions and to raise a few more . . . Are you burdened by past sins? Do you think whatever you have done is unforgivable? When we put all of this together, we se...

In today’s first reading from the Second Book of Samuel, David is doing a lot of fussing.  He is living in a cedar house while God is traveling around under a tent of cloth. Listen in as we are told what God’s response is to all of this fuss David is making.  What will happen after David is gone? And then ask yourself what you are fussing about that may be of your own doing, not of God? Tune in fo...

Do you ever feeling like you are living in a vacuum, where you are “walking in darkness” and gloom is casting a shadow over you? In today’s podcast I talk about Chapter 8-9 in the Old Testament Book of Isaiah which describes what happens to all of that darkness and gloom with the appearance of Jesus Christ. I hope you will visit me at janetcassidy.blubrry.net for a little encouragement.  Don’t for...

As I was writing out my Christmas cards this year, I was saddened by some of the people that are no longer with us. Flipping through the pages I see the address of an old friend from high school who died this year.  Her name has been in my address book for years, but she passed away without our ever being able to reconnect. The names and addresses of beloved family members that I hold close to my...

Today’s reading follows both the Baptism of Jesus (which we will celebrate January 12 th ) and the temptation of Jesus by the devil in the desert. In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4, Jesus learns that John the Baptist has been arrested so Jesus goes to Galilee.  He has left Nazareth and gone to live in Capernaum “by the sea.” Here’s what I want to focus on:  Jesus takes up the words of John the B...

My reflection for today’s episode of Opening God’s Word gets its inspiration from the scripture reading for today—the prologue of the Gospel of John. We’re talking about beginnings! As you contemplate the past year and the one to come, I hope you will also be inspired by Psalm 96 to sing a new song to the Lord! Have a blessed day in God’s Word! Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.blogspot.com janetcassidy....

Oh my!  Is today’s reading from the First Letter of John really telling me I cannot love the world? Am I not allowed to love beautiful sunsets and sandy beaches? And what about my family? My family is in the world.  Am I not supposed to love them either? In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word I clarify this passage by putting it into perspective as I consider the “enticements” this letter warns...

Merry Christmas! Are you afraid to speak up when you find yourself in a conversation with someone about faith? Do you feel that you don’t know enough? Are you afraid that you will look rather stupid? Are you concerned you might get into an argument? Do not be afraid! In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word I talk about the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 10, and how to find the courage to speak up! Pl...

In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word I talk about the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and the idea that we are living in exile from God! I hope this will give you a little “food for thought” as we inch our way ever closer to Christmas! Have a blessed day in God’s Word! Janet Cassidy janetcassidy.blogspot.com janetcassidy.blubrry.net

What will God find you doing when he comes again? That’s the question I explore today as we reflect on last Sunday’s reading from the Letter of James. I hope you will give this some serious thought because it can have a great impact on how we set our priorities and even the choices we make. Don’t forget to subscribe and share with a friend! I hope you have a blessed day in God’s Word. Janet Cassid...

In today’s gospel from Luke, Chapter 1, we hear four life-giving words from the Angel Gabriel.  Words that we can cling to. Gabriel is very busy in the readings this week.  In today’s reading he tells Zechariah that he and his wife Elizabeth are going to have a baby in their old age. As you might expect, this is quite surprising to Zechariah, but even more surprising is what happens to Zechariah a...

Joseph had to listen carefully to the angel in his dream as Mary was betrothed to him and it was discovered that she was pregnant! What was Joseph to do? I’ll go over this passage today in the latest episode of Opening God’s Word and talk about Joseph’s response to Mary’s pregnancy. As we move through this 3 rd week of Advent, I hope you are paying very close attention and anticipating the miracul...