What does it mean to live for Christ? What does it mean when Paul tells us it is no longer he who lives but Christ who lives in him? In Paul’s time it was believed that the only way to have a right relationship with God was to follow theContinue Reading
How many of us live the way God intended for us to live? How often do we do what is easy instead of what is right? Do we even notice the slow death of our spiritual lives as we engage in sinful behavior? Saint Paul was set apart, in hisContinue Reading
It is sometimes easy to forget that the people we read about in Scripture were real people. Even though they were devoted followers of Christ they were still human and experienced all the doubts and frustrations that we still struggle with today. Imagine the reaction of the Apostles when JesusContinue Reading
Think back to the best times of your life, those experiences you always carry with you. These are the memories you cherish. Were there other people there with you? Now think back to the worst times, those days when it seemed like the whole world was against you. Were youContinue Reading
The love between God the Father and God the Son is so strong that it forms a third person, the Holy Spirit. As the Son is the one who reveals to us the Father, Jesus is our entrance into this love.The Holy Spirit is the most mysterious person of theContinue Reading
Christ has ascended to heaven and is no longer visible to us. But He is still present through His Body the Church. He feels pain when the Church suffers. There are two seasons centered on the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. Lent is a time when we recognizeContinue Reading
As Jesus continues to prepare his followers for the time when He will no longer be visible, He imparts to us a great gift, His peace. All too often in our world peace is little more than a ceasefire or even a type of “Cold War.” But the peace thatContinue Reading
Jesus once told us, His followers, that the greatest commandment is to love God with our whole heart, soul and mind. And the second greatest commandment is to love our neighbor as ourselves. Today, as He prepares His Church for the time when He will no longer be visible amongContinue Reading
The sheep of the Good Shepherd are a special breed, because they believe. Lex orandi, lex credendi is a Latin phrase meaning the law of prayer is the law of belief. In other words, we believe what we pray. Critics of Catholicism will sometimes accuse us of violating St. Matthew’sContinue Reading
In today’s readings we see established the relationship between Christ and the papacy. The apostles, the fishers of men are unsuccessful in their efforts. But by listening to God they experience a miraculous catch. Peter goes to the Lord and stands beside Him, as Hans Urs von Balthasar would say,Continue Reading