What is Sin?
Jesus started his ministry preaching, “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15). He had arrived on the scene, and being almighty God, the way, the truth and the life, he would be obedient to his...
Prayer of the Heart
Many people have all kinds of ideas about prayer and what it is. Some say it is an appointment with God that you make every day. Others a communion with God that is ongoing, while others say it is a conversation, like friends meeting for coffee. The church teaches...
Reflecting Upon Our Salvation
In reflecting upon our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, it is important in these times to remember that Jesus came to save all of humanity. God from the beginning has been reaching out to each of us to “repent and believe the good news.” But what does it...
Stop the world, I want to get off
This is what many people are feeling right now. With job loss, depression, loneliness, etc. people at times feel overwhelmed. Jesus on the other hand said, “I came so that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” So where is the perceived disconnect from the promises of...
John the Baptist
Jesus said of John, there was no man born greater than John. John was the last Old Testament prophet, bridging the beginning of the New Testament. He was the one ‘crying out in the desert, prepare the way of the Lord’ for Jesus’ arrival. John would point to Jesus...
Feast of Christ the King
Today throughout the world, the feast of Christ the King is celebrated in the Catholic Church. There are still kings in this world, so many people can still relate to this, but Christ is given many titles. In today’s gospel, he is given the title “King of the Jews”,...
Faithful to the End
2 Maccabees 7. This is one of the best stories in the old testament showing the faithfulness of a family who freely gave their lives to follow God. It is staged around 169 B.C. As the story unfolds, this king, Antiochus IV, forces the Jews to choose between eating...
Grace Unmerited
Grace can be thought of as unmerited favor. God gives grace to everyone, everyday and at every moment reaching out to each of us, all the while calling us to repentance. In Revelations 3:20, we see God’s heart revealed, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone...
What does God want?
Throughout my life, people have asked me, what does God want of me. I think the best scripture to reflect on comes from Micah 6:8 where God reveals the following. “You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do...
Suffering
Recently, I reviewed Bishop Barron’s reflection on St. Francis with my men’s group. Soon after my initial experience with God, St. Francis became my ideal saint to read and understand. Bishop Barron presented Francis in the light of being most like a radical Christian who wanted to follow Jesus...
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