“But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.” (Romans 8:9)
Connecting Point
“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sm 16:7) In the first reading, God
Too many times we walk away from a difficult person or situation which we are unfamiliar. We may feel their despair or recognize their fear, yet we
Perhaps we were taught as children that the church building was a place to encounter God and that we should go there whenever possible. But as we
In today’s Gospel Jesus has just been baptized and hears a voice from heaven: “You are my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am well
How do I respond to the “haters?” “God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.” Max
“Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one.”
Jesus reminds us in this week’s Gospel message that we are the salt of the Earth. As followers of Christ, we cannot be bystanders. We are the
You probably don’t think of acting foolish as a good habit as it typically means to lack good sense or judgement. Yet, being foolish is exactly
The opposite of unity is tragically far more pervasive than the alternative in this current day and age of sensationalism, false news and anyone
In the Gospel this week, John the Baptist proclaims Jesus the Christ by saying, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”
So many times in our lives we grow with the need to be like everyone else. We forget that by being unique we have so much more to offer one another.
One of my favorite titles for the Blessed Mother is “Woman Wrapped in Silence.” A friend made a beautiful sketch of “Woman Wrapped in
Rejoice in Christ; Illuminate the World In the great oratorio “Messiah” written by George Handel, the solo bass sings an aria entitled “The
“Big things.” Those two words together can sound intimidating. “Big things” can make us anxious and even cause us to question ourselves. Can
The Third Sunday of Advent is known as the Sunday of Joy in our Advent Season. The color is rose which is meant to symbolize the color on the horizon
We can all agree that the world needs more peace… everywhere. St. Francis believed that peace begins with each one of us. Certain people exude
Advent is a season of joyful anticipation of the coming of Christ, both at the end of time and, during the last two weeks of the season, for his
On this last Sunday in Ordinary Time, we have the opportunity to look back and reflect upon what we have done (or haven’t done) during the past
We have been living in uncertain times for a while. Our society is an exact contradiction to what we are taught in our Catholic faith. “What’s in