This Lent our parish theme was: “After meeting Jesus what will you do?” In that tiny sentence is a question that could probably take a lifetime to answer. By the fifth Sunday of Lent, however, this question was poking at…
Called Out
A Classic by Fr. Jacques Philippe: Time for God
Time for God by Fr. Jacques Philippe is about mental prayer. Facing God in solitude and silence for a time, to enter into intimate, loving communication with him. I read this as a participant in a group study initiated by…
Seeking Bread and Seeking God
Today’s Gospel reading ends with a convicting line from Jesus: the work of God is believing in His Son (Jn 6:29). If I’m to do the work of God (and I want to in my life, right?) it’s not cleaning…
Fighting Reality
If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear, but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God! (Acts 5: 38b-39) Ever find yourself fighting against…
St. John the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelist can certainly be classified as one of the first Christian evangelists. St. John is given many titles, the Beloved, the Apostle, the son of thunder, of Patmos, the Presbyter. It is argued that he had so…
Divine Mercy Monday
It’s no wonder that devotion to Divine Mercy continues to grow in popularity. After all, who wouldn’t be attracted to a Jesus who is depicted as “love and mercy itself”? Let’s face it, hearing that there is no one and…
10 Commandments in the Modern World Part VII: Don’t Steal
Don’t take what’s not yours. This is a principle that most of us learn in kindergarten. And for the most part, I would imagine that many of us are not law breakers who engage in theft. So what does this…
Now What?
For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I may live to God: with Christ I am nailed to the cross. And I live, now not I; but Christ liveth in me. And that I live now…
He is Risen. Now What?
As Jesus the Risen Christ prepares to ascend to His Father, he announces: “you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of…
Kolbe’s Free Will Equations
St. Maximilian Kolbe presented the way to holiness as a simple equation involving free will: V + v = S Each V stands for “voluntas”, Latin for “will”. The large V is the will of God. The small v is…