The New Year is always a time for looking back and looking forward. Asking, “Where were you? Where are you now? And where are you going?” But sometimes we respond with three questions: “Where am I? How did I get here? And how do I get on the right path?”
Category: Solemnity
Commitment to Christ the King
Do we shout, “Long live Christ the King!” Or do we shout, “I do not want this man as my king!” The Christian claim is that it is only Christ who is able to bring the peace that we so desperately long for in our lives, in our families, in our communities, in our country, and in our world.
Eucharist: Invitation and Response
At the heart of the Mass and the Eucharist is an invitation. Our response is critical.
Why Does He Even Care About Us?
The question that should strike us: “What is man that you should be mindful of him? mortal man that you should care for him?” Honestly, why does God care about us at all?
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.
The Light Is Winning
What are we celebrating? Why is everything still so messed up? Is there any hope?
GIVEN (3): The Invitation of the King
The King doesn’t demand our subservience. With arms outstretched, He offers us an invitation. And He begs us to accept.
You Know What They Say About Assuming…
And so Mary’s Assumption is a big deal for us because Mary’s Assumption is the sign for us of what is to come! We are destined to share in heavenly glory. And not just as some spirit sitting on a cloud, not just praying, playing a little harp, no! We are destined to share body and soul in heavenly glory. As the people who allow the Kingdom to break into this world through us, there is a great promise in store.
The Eucharistic Action
We can easily reduce the Eucharist to the magic vitamin that gives us strength to live a Christian life. But maybe that’s not what it primarily is.
An Impossible Unity
The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity isn’t one that we are supposed to solve, it is one that we are meant to live.
The Beggar 