“As Christians we stand in the narrow pass of today.” The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae has taken on the force of legend. In 480 B.C. Xerxes I, of Persia, attacked the Greek city-states with a force of 300,000 soldiers. The Greeks were defended by an army ofContinue Reading
“Faith is the remedy for fear. If we have faith, there is little we need fear.” It sometimes seems that our pilgrimage here on earth takes us through a landscape of fear. We are surrounded by circumstances and situations we do not understand, and ignorance can lead us toContinue Reading
“when we trust in God, when we give our lives completely over to Him, we are freed from that worldly anxiety and stress.” The Faith of the Christian “Hey Dad! Catch me!” The father turned around to see his son jumping from a rock and hurtling straight toward him. TheyContinue Reading
Today’s Gospel is a beautiful parable about staying true to God while surrounded by a world that seems to give Him little thought. The storm tossed boat is an image of life, the life of the Church on the storms of history and the life of every Christian as heContinue Reading