Encounter ... Truth ... Proclamation
Conversations can be life-giving. They can bring about new insights. They can call forth new self-understanding ...
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- Mar 4
- 3 min
Surrendering and Listening ...
We've all met individuals in our lives who we could say are a stick-in-the-mud. Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, or twenty-foot waves ...
- Feb 18
- 3 min
"Be Perfect" ...
He would give the shirt off his back. She would go the extra mile for anyone. They are off-the-wall generous. We often hear ...
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Saying "Yes" ...
Oh, how we covet our personal freedom! But God's law is not about restrictions curbing our freedom, but freeing us ..
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Being Salt and Light for Others ...
Before the days of well-stocked supermarket shelves or before the days of widespread electricity and the lightbulb ...
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Blessings and Happiness
Before his baptism by Saint Ambrose at Easter in AD 387, Saint Augustine went to northern Italy near Milan on a kind of retreat.
- Jan 21
- 3 min
Responding as a Disciple ...
We all like feeling secure, don't we? We like to be without anxiety, with no care in the world.
- Jan 14
- 3 min
"Behold, the Lamb of God"
On any given day as we are out and about, we might see hundreds of people coming toward us. Most of them we pass by and hardly notice ...
- Jan 7
- 2 min
The Awesome Generosity of God
I remember growing up and having the Epiphany come around. There are many good memories. Traditionally, Epiphany falls on January 6th ...
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Need for Affirmation ...
We never quite lose our need for affirmation. This can be a destructive need or a healthy need ...
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
"I'll be Home for Christmas ..."
Welcome Home! Christmas is upon us once again!
- Dec 17, 2022
- 3 min
Ready or Not, Here I Come ...
On this Fourth and final Sunday of Advent, we have a story about Joseph as told by Saint Matthew. There are so few stories ...
- Dec 10, 2022
- 3 min
Waiting Patiently ...
When we limit what we are looking for, we limit what we might find. If we are only looking for coins with a metal detector ...
- Dec 3, 2022
- 3 min
Repent! The Kingdom is at hand!
In the Gospels, we are first introduced to John the Baptist as the aged Elizabeth's and Zechariah's miracle baby boy. We read about ...
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
"Stay Awake!"
Children fight sleep to stay awake when they want to be part of something, want to know what's going on, or want to see the end ...
- Nov 19, 2022
- 3 min
Living the Paschal Mystery
Illness tends to make people feel grumpy. When we don't feel good, we naturally turn inward upon ourselves. We want this to be all over ...
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
Do not be terrified ..."
"Do not be terrified." Such comforting and encouraging words from Jesus! For a number of weeks now ...
- Nov 5, 2022
- 3 min
Living in Hope ...
How ridiculous we can be sometimes when we argue an indefensible position! Children might argue that ice cream makes them strong ...
- Oct 29, 2022
- 3 min
"Today, salvation has come ..."
When have you found yourself up a tree? Perhaps it's when we find ourselves in a difficult situation ...
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
Humility and Justification ...
We might chuckle at five-year-old Noah boast that he will grow up to be stronger than Daddy. Or cringe at seventeen-year-old ...
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