How can I rely more on God’s wisdom and less on my own?” We live in a time when knowledge and information are easily accessible. If you want to
Connecting Point
I write my Connecting Point reflections in the evening after taking about an hour to sit and pray with Jesus. For this reflection, I prayed for quite
How can I up my game to enter the kingdom? From Luke’s Gospel, we read that Jesus responded to the question, “Lord, will only a few people be
How can I get fired up for Christ’s mission? It was that time of year again. Football Season! Michigan State vs. University of Michigan. The food
How do I find the courage to live my faith? Music; especially prayerful, powerful sacred music. Life can be frightening with all the bad stuff
How can I use my hard work to glorify God? ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you;and the things you have prepared, to whom will
What impact does prayer have on my daily life? “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry
How can I choose to be more attentive in the moment? Have you ever been in a situation where you’re in a group having a conversation with friends
What more can I do to show others mercy? Jesus is tested by a law scholar on how to inherit eternal life. When Jesus asks him what the law says, he
How do I find the trust to take a risk? In today’s Gospel, Jesus sends the seventy disciples to continue his work of “casting out
How can following the Lord lead me to true freedom? When I think of freedom, many ideas and images enter by mind. I think of the brave men
How can I do more with what little I have? Today we hear the well-known story of Jesus feeding the multitude gathered before him with only five
How does the Trinity shape wisdom, faith and truth in my life? As a lifelong Catholic and a long time employee of the Church, I feel that I should
“I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind
How do I live as a witness to Christ’s message? My father passed away when I was 16 years old. I was in the tenth grade, frozen with
How can I find Christ’s Peace when I am not feeling peaceful? Finding peace has been very difficult for me lately. Most days I am literally
Love one another. God instructs us to “Love one another.” It seems difficult, this act of offering love to all. What does it mean to love one
How is a good mother like a good shepherd? In recent months two of my nieces, both of whom grew up and received all of their sacraments at St.
How can I realize Christ when I’m struggling? Jesus is on the shore off in the distance while the disciples were on the boat fishing all night.
