Something happens, because a person is at work. He is if he changes, if he does something, if there is a real change.
Author: Fr. Michael Brungardt
Fr. Michael Brungardt (S.T.B, M.Div.) is a priest of the Diocese of Wichita and the pastor at St. Paul in Lyons, Holy Name of Jesus in Bushton, and Holy Trinity in Little River, Kansas.
Humanity Entering the Real
With this celebration of the Ascension, we do not celebrate His absence but his entrance into the depths of reality, the truest experiences we have.
An Infinite Horizon
6th Sunday of Easter (C) – May 22, 2022 St. Paul – Lyons, KS Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29…… Read more “An Infinite Horizon”
A Not So New Commandment
God is not into divine command theory. He’s into you flourishing as the person you were made to be. But that comes only through life with Him, and only by remaining with Him. How do we remain?
Surviving the Great Distress
What are we to do when we run up against circumstances we never thought possible?
The Apathy That Threatens the Newness
Peter had seen the risen Jesus, and even he fell into an apathy that threatened to rob him of the newness promised through Jesus’ resurrection. That remains for us even to this day. But thanks be to God that we have been given the gift of His continued presence.
Believing Without Seeing
We are in no worse position than the disciples. We can entrust our lives to him we have never seen, if only we can recognize how his presence remains even to this day.
Entering the Mystery of Holy Week
Holy Week isn’t a mental exercise in theology, but a time to put on the mind of the Messiah and walk with him.
LENT #5: New, not Normal
The promise is not anything normal. The promise is something new, finally. And this newness can, in fact, often be quite backwards and unexpected. And yet, it is precisely this that fulfills and satisfies in the most unforeseen and unforeseeable ways.
LENT #4: A Tale of Two Sons
Sin is not just breaking the Father’s rules. Holiness is not just following the Father’s rules. We’re playing a different game.
The Beggar 