Today is Holy Saturday, a day of silence a day of waiting, a day of trusting. This is the day we remember how Christ trusted in the promise of God, His Father, following His will into death on the Cross,…
Jesus I Trust In You
Love from a Cross
It is often said that God writes straight with crooked lines. This is Lent, a time of conversion and if the Almighty has ever peered down and saw a more crooked line – it’s me, folks! Fortunately, I’m in good…
The Eucharist: The Body of Christ?: Reflection for Holy Thursday
Readings for April 2, 2015: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper On Holy Thursday, the night before he died, the Lord Jesus made some startling changes in the ritual of the Passover meal. Instead of being content with the traditional…
Failure on the Faith Journey
I don’t know about you, but I am constantly confronted by my own failure on this journey of faith. Sometimes it even feels like all of my efforts to holiness end in failure. Looking back on my life, there are…
A Seeking Heart: The Eyes of Your Heart
Editor’s Note: A warm welcome to Allison Gingras as she joins our team of New Evangelizers bloggers! Although I’m not an adventurous person, I am on a quest; while maybe not necessarily for the Holy Grail, it is for something…
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: The Sunday with a Split Personality
Readings for March 29, 2015: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion We now come to the Sunday with a split personality. It starts with an upbeat gospel recounting Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is a festive affair, complete with…
The Look
56 Then a maid, seeing him as he sat in the light and gazing at him, said, “This man also was with him.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58 And a little later someone else saw…
At the Service of Truth
I recently had the pleasure of attending Sean McAfee’s class on the Social Media Magisterium. Among the readings was Pope Paul VI’s 1972 Message for the World Social Communications Day. The theme that year was “The Media of Social Communications…
Hitting Position
We just started another great season! No, it’s not the Easter season, although that wonderful season just around the corner. I’m talking about baseball season. Excuse my enthusiasm, but I like baseball. It means I get to start coaching hitters…
Fightin’ Words
Isn’t it remarkable: the occasions that Jesus’ own people want to kill him follow instances when He quotes Scripture couplets to them? Of course it’s remarkable; let’s look at three cases. In Luke 4 (edited), Jesus begins his public ministry after 40…