The Jubilee Year of Mercy has ended, and the Holy Doors have closed. I have to admit, I’m just a little relieved. I’m not exactly sure what I expected or hoped for, but it wasn’t what I got. This has…
Trust in God’s Mercy
What I Learned from the Year of Mercy
With the Jubilee Year of Mercy closing, I thought that it would be an appropriate time to reflect on what, if anything, I have learned about the Mercy of the Lord during this year. It turns out I learned a…
Christ the King
Sunday Readings for November 20, 2016 The Philistines had beaten them, and the Israelites were determined not to let it happen again. So they demanded from God and from his prophet, Samuel, what all the other nations had–a king to…
The Daily Examen
The examen is an examination of conscience done once or twice a day. There are five steps to it: 1. Give thanks to God our Lord for the benefits I have received 2. Ask for grace to know my sins…
Perfect Faith
Isn’t it exhausting? All that rule-keeping and striving to be good, doesn’t that just make you tired? The Church calls us to task about how we worship, act, think, pray and speak. Just keeping track of all that stuff is…
Prayer is the Answer
We urge you brother’s admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all. See that no one returns to evil for evil, rather, always seek what is good both for each other and for all. Rejoice…
Book Review: Divine Renovation Guidebook
Our last book review covered a great “jump start” book, The Rebuilt Field Guide, one “that anyone can make it through, that any team can use to avoid becoming paralyzed by the myriad of (great!) ideas for evangelizing, and instead…
Apocalypse Now!
Sunday Readings for Nov 13 Whenever I lead a trip to the Holy Land, the question inevitably comes, “will we visit Armageddon?’ This refers, of course, to the battlefield surrounding the ancient city of Megiddo where some think the final…
Fire Doesn’t Rest
St. Maximilian Kolbe teaches us that “(l)ove does not rest, but spreads like fire consuming everything.” (Aim Higher, 68) In a fire, one tongue may go out but the rest — the fire as a whole — keeps burning. The…
Deny Yourself to Follow Jesus: Impossibly Hard?
Jesus asks: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me”. [Luke 9:23] We want to be Jesus’ disciples and so this is something we know he asks of us,…