“The Christian with the heart of a servant, serves out of love for Christ.” In the season of Lent we are called to deny ourselves. Our call to fast, and pray, and give alms is intensified for these 40 days as we meditate upon the great sacrifice of Christ whoContinue Reading
“we are invited to look beyond the thorns of suffering to the beauty of the rose.” The Golden Rose In Rome, in a tradition so old that no one can say when it truly began, the pope blesses a rose crafted from pure gold. In churches all over the worldContinue Reading
“Worship demands sacrifice and the sacrifice He demands will be the sacrifice of our hearts and minds.” What gods do we truly worship? What would we give up everything for? Wealth? Fame? Possessions? What would we not give up regardless of what is offered to us? Prestige? Pleasure? Position? WhenContinue Reading
How much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of love? What does it mean to truly love someone? How much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of love? Who would you be willing to die for? Cyrus the Great Cyrus the Great was the founder ofContinue Reading
“Let us focus on the work before us” The Power of 40 We begin the season of Lent by anticipating its conclusion and the glories of Easter that await us. The waters of the great flood recede. Noah and the precious cargo of the ark emerge on to fertile, dryContinue Reading
“We are made to be a community, to love and support each other.” A Party for Agnes One of the most extraordinary birthday parties that ever occurred did not take place at a palace or a fancy hotel. It occurred at a small rundown diner in Honolulu at 3 a.m..Continue Reading
“When we make others happy, we experience the joy that human beings are meant to experience.” The Perfect Gift Have you ever found the perfect gift for someone, the gift you knew would delight that person like no other? I was once shopping for a birthday gift for a friend.Continue Reading
“In the end it is entirely up to us to submit to the authority of the Church.” Frank Koch tells of the importance of obeying the law of the lighthouse. “Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. IContinue Reading
“for Christians it is God that chases after man.” The Poet Francis Thompson was a poet, a mystic, and a devout Catholic. At one point early in his life he began studies to enter the priesthood, but he soon abandoned that effort. At the urging of his father, a doctor,Continue Reading
“In Baptism we are born again, the sanctifying grace that God intended for us to have is restored to us.” Death and Rebirth In 1995 neurologist Oliver Sacks published a book titled “An Anthropologist on Mars.” In the book he discusses a man named Virgil. Virgil was born blind butContinue Reading