In the last few weeks I’ve heard a good number of homilies and other talks that have been very applicable to how to be a good evangelizer. What’s interesting is that though the examples used and audiences being spoken to…
Love Unlimited
Readings for May 10, 2015: Sixth Sunday of Easter Some people seem to think that the Catholic Church is just another multi-national corporation, Catholicism, Inc., with the Pope as CEO. Obviously, this view is a bit skewed, but is not…
Do You Follow the Pope or Jesus?
Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Adam Crawford as a contributor. “Do you follow the pope or Jesus?” I was actually asked this question the other day. It came about in a rather indirect manner with a friend asking my mom what she…
Creating God in the Image of Man
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,…
Five ways the Holy Spirit transforms our lives
God wants to manifest himself in each one of us. He joins us with the people of God throughout the world who are seeking to follow him with their whole hearts, to serve him and to serve the Church. The…
Don’t Let Fear Limit the Gospel
Today (Acts 14:5-18) we find Paul and Barnabas on mission in Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe. And they’ve been on quite a streak. They were in the Lycaonian region because of an attempt to stone them after their most…
Bearing Much Fruit
Readings for May 3, 2015: 5th Sunday of Easter No one was more zealous than Saul. He burned with passion to promote the Law of Moses and the traditions of his ancestors. From Turkey to Palestine to Syria he had relentlessly…
What It Means to Pray “Thy Kingdom Come”
I recently had the opportunity to study a small portion of St. Teresa of Avilla’s writings on the Lord’s Prayer. I learned many things from this study that I’ve been meditating on for the last couple of weeks, but there…
Rehoboam and the Catholic Church
When I speak with my Protestant brethren, all our differences boil down to a single issue – authority. Who has the authority to interpret scripture? Who has the authority to bind and loose? And many of my Protestant friends will…
A Seeking Heart: Kingdom First
The adventure continues — my search for holiness in the ordinary every day that is my life. Sometimes, all the steps toward surrender to God’s Will and the peace promised therein is interrupted by anxiety. Lots of anxiety – think…