Jesus is indeed describing an event which will bring the world to an end…but the Earth will keep spinning. Has our old world come to an end, or are we still attached to it?

Once every three years we are given an excerpt from the story of the Maccabean revolt: the martyrdom of a mother and her seven sons. Their witness could not be more important for our times!

Zacchaeus provides an excellent pattern for an authentic response to the rescue given to us in Christ. It is surrender. Turning over our entire “house” to him.

As we begin our annual renewal of the Stewardship Way of Life, the first question we have to consider is: How do you see? How do you see the world around you, your life, the meaning of it all?

Faith isn’t an imposition on our real life. It is the only way to live a life where the newness we seek can be given.

Why is an increase of faith so important? I believe in God. I am a Catholic. Why is the need for more faith so important?

There is a great urgency in Christ’s words. And he isn’t trying to shame us or guilt us. But he is trying to provoke a real and urgent response.

Yeah, maybe we’re not off in some distant land committing awful sins. Yeah, maybe we are just doing what everyone else in our community is doing. But maybe we are in just as bad a spot anyway.

Jesus isn’t trying to draw a crowd. He isn’t trying to win a popularity contest. He wants disciples, not fans.