Jesus knew that his disciples would encounter much hardship and temptation on their way to Jerusalem and to the Cross but he gave them these teachings as a foundation. He gives us these same teachings to us as we too take up our cross, serve one another, and understand that whoever does good works in Jesus’s name also belongs to the Kingdom.
A Sermon on Jesus Preparing his Disciples (Mark 9:38-50) Read More »
Our concern should never be whether God is on our side, but whether we are on God’s side.
A Sermon on the Temple of David’s Son (2 Sam. 7:1-14a) Read More »
The question remains as to how we see this Reality that we are joint Beloveds with Christ? How can we know that we too are the Beloved of God? How can we not only understand the Trinity but experience it in our lives? How can we be assured?
Love’s Trinity – A Sermon for Trinity Sunday Read More »
The ministry of lay persons is to represent Christ and his Church; to bear witness to him wherever they may be; and, according to the gifts given them, to carry on Christ’s work of reconciliation in the world.
A Reflection on Hildegard of Bingen Read More »
The result of living a life of gratitude towards God in Christ is a breaking of the pattern of Prayer, Deliverance, and Forgetfulness, because every day, not just the extraordinary days, are days to give thanks.
A Sermon on the Healing of the Ten Lepers Read More »
Like Mary, we too have been asked and tasked to help make God real and present in this world.
Reflections on the Annunciation (Isa. 7:10-14, Luke 1:26-38) Read More »
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Reflections on Saint Patrick – (1 Thess. 2:1-8, Matt.28:16-20) Read More »
Choose, therefore, from every church those things that are pious, religious, and upright, and when you have, as it were, made them up into one body, let the minds of the English be accustomed thereto.
Reflections on Gregory the Great Read More »
O For a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer’s praise!
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
Reflections on John and Charles Wesley (Ps.98, Isa. 6, Lk. 9) Read More »
And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Reflections on St. Matthias (Acts 1:15-26; John 15:6-16) Read More »
