Our Christian life was never meant to be easy. Our Lord often tests our faith, and sometimes severely, in order to find out just how sincere we are about living out our faith. These tests may come from the circumstances around us, the times in which we live, and even…
Non-Catholics will ask: Why do you have a special building dedicated to the Catholic Eucharist? “Why so much real estate?” Because we believe that the Eucharist is not a “what” but a “Who” = Jesus Christ our Lord Himself, in the flesh.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1500-1): “Illness and suffering have always been among the gravest problems confronted in human life. In illness, man experiences his powerlessness, his limitations, and his finitude. Every illness can make us glimpse death.” In our Gospel this week, we see a man blind…
The Season of Lent is a season of testing. The Lord tests us, in order to make us stronger in our faith, and draw us closer to Him. The number forty (40) in Scripture has always been symbolic of testing or trial. Think of Israel’s forty years in the wilderness,…
What do we immediately think of when we consider LENT? Giving up Something? But that’s only part of it. Jesus teaches us that there are three essential parts we must participate in: Prayer Fasting Almsgiving Why these three? Because they are the precise remedies for what is sometimes called the…
As we round out and conclude the Christmas Season, we focus on the Baptism of the Lord, which prepares us for moving forward into our following the three-year ministry of Jesus. We are also preparing for that great season of Lent which leads to the Resurrection of Our Lord. So,…
We have finally reached the pinnacle of the Christmas season, the final of the Twelve Days of Christmas (the final 12 symbolizing the twelve points of belief in the Apostle’s Creed). What is an Epiphany? A manifestation of some truth. In the case of Christians, it is the manifestation of…
This week’s First Reading comes from the Book of Deuteronomy. The last book of the Torah, the Books of the Law, so revered by the Jewish people, the name means “Second Law”, because it is a reiteration by Moses of the ordinances of God delivered to the second generation of…
Have you ever thrown a party and nobody came? In our First Reading, Wisdom personified prepares her feast — but is anyone coming? We read: – “Whoever is simple turn in here” – “To the one who lacks understanding … Come, eat my food” – “Forsake foolishness that you may…
The fabulous Catholic journalist convert G.K. Chesterton often wrote stories about believers coming into conflict with atheists, and stories involving atheists coming face to face with Faith and God. One such story had a scene in which a Catholic girl was trying to convince her atheist boyfriend to come to…
