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#1522

When Did God Become Real for You?

If some guy in India died and then rose again, it wouldn't impact you very much. But what if your best friend rose from the dead? That would change your life! Many people experience Easter as just a nice day because they don't know Jesus personally.

SUN, 20 APR 2025
EASTER SUNDAY
#1521

Was God Still a Good Father on Good Friday?

Our own Good Friday experiences can cause us to doubt that God is a good father. The Passion reading is full of people acting out of self-protection and self-reliance. Do you live like Jesus, trusting in your Good Father, or like his persecutors?

FRI, 18 APR 2025
GOOD FRIDAY
#1520

The Miracle Moving Hosts (God Is With Us)

God is with us! No matter how much we run from him, abandon him, or choose everything else besides him, God is still with us! And he chooses us. May this year's Triduum experience open your eyes, ears, and heart to God's presence.

THU, 17 APR 2025
HOLY THURSDAY
#1519

Two Obstacles to Self-Giving Love

God the Father calls Jesus to total self-giving love. We were made by love and for love. We only find fulfillment in self-giving love. So why can't we love like Jesus? Fear and selfishness become obstacles to truly loving.

SUN, 13 APR 2025
PALM SUNDAY (C)
#1518

Written In The Dust

What was Jesus writing in the dust with his finger? Sins? The Law? The names of the accusers? What is clear is that Jesus gives the woman a new life because he pays the penalty for her sin. Jesus has died for you. How will you live for him?

SUN, 6 APR 2025
LENT, 5TH SUNDAY (C)
#1517

Living in the Gaze of Unexpected Love

We are not expecting the father to welcome his prodigal son home again. God our Father is always gazing at us with love. Sometimes we are the prodigal son; sometimes we are the older brother. We must learn to live in the gaze of the Father.

SUN, 30 MAR 2025
LENT, 4TH SUNDAY (C)
#1516

This Is What We Do When We Feel Inadequate

We feel inadequate because we are inadequate. The world is too big for us and God asks us to do impossible things. We tend to respond by dominating and controlling or running and hiding. Instead, we can let God lead us.

SUN, 23 MAR 2025
LENT, 3RD SUNDAY (C)
#1515

The Light Is Our Destination

Lent is a journey and today we are shown the destination. First, we are headed to Easter, to new life, and the most perfect sacrifice. Finally, and most importantly, our destination is eternal life.

SUN, 16 MAR 2025
LENT, 2ND SUNDAY (C)
#1514

Dunkirk and the Father's Protection

When Jesus is at his lowest, Satan pounces. Jesus responds, not with his own words, but with the Word of God. God's word is on his lips and in his heart. Where do you turn when things look hopeless? Do you know any psalms by heart?

SAT, 8 MAR 2025
LENT, 1ST SUNDAY (C)
#1513

Remember You Are Dust and to Dust You Will Return

Imagine looking back on your Lent from the perspective of Easter. Is it easier to give up candy now if you remember that Easter candy is coming? In a similar way, how will your life look different from the perspective of eternity?

SUN, 2 MAR 2025
ORDINARY TIME, 8TH SUNDAY (C)
#1512

Is God a Good Father?

Why is Jesus expecting us to respond to evil in a way that is so impractical and unwise? Jesus wants us to realize that God is a good father and we can depend on him to protect us, to provide for us, and to be present to us.

SUN, 23 FEB 2025
ORDINARY TIME, 6TH SUNDAY (C)
#1511

Put Out Into the Deep

Peter looks good on the surface. Underneath, he’s not so good. But even deeper down, Peter is Very Good. Jesus invites Peter to move below the surface, through the layer of "not good", into that place of "Very Good".

SUN, 9 FEB 2025
ORDINARY TIME, 5TH SUNDAY (C)
#1510

Tend The Living Flame

Parents receive their child, nourish that child, and give him or her back to God. The light of faith has to be carried, nourished, and protected so that it can grow brighter and carry us to heaven. All of us must burn with the love of Jesus.

SUN, 2 FEB 2025
CANDLEMAS (FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION)
#1509

Time for a Fresh Start

A Jubilee was a time of rest, freedom, and a fresh start. The Catholic Church grants a jubilee plenary indulgence every 25 years. When we draw near to Jesus, we experience the freedom, peace, hope and a fresh start. Jesus himself is the jubilee.

SUN, 26 JAN 2025
ORDINARY TIME, 3RD SUNDAY (C)
#1508

Donal Walsh Knew Where to Find the Wine

The Spirit gave Donal Walsh a deep sense of faith. When we try to build our own little kingdom, we will always run out of happiness. When we aren't afraid to faithfully serve each day, we find the Lord is turning our water into wine.

SUN, 19 JAN 2025
ORDINARY TIME, 2ND SUNDAY (C)
#1507

Jesus Wants Your Best and Your Worst

The Feast of Epiphany is older than Christmas. The frankincense and myrrh are the fruit of where the plants have been wounded. They symbolize giving Jesus our wounds, our very worst. Allow him to transform you from the inside.

SUN, 5 JAN 2025
EPIPHANY
#1506

Jesus Comes to Heal Our Identities

Jesus comes not only to restore us as as individuals, but also to heal our family. He does this by revealing that our four fundamental identities are rooted in the True Love of God the Father and Mary our Mother. Let’s turn to Mary our Mother.

SUN, 29 DEC 2024
CHRISTMAS, HOLY FAMILY (C)
#1505

Is There Room For Him In Your Inn?

No matter how far we wandered, we have never gotten out of our Father's back yard! When the time had come, God sent his Son Jesus into this cold, cruel world. He came to tell us that we have a Father who loves us and who wants us to come home.

WED, 25 DEC 2024
CHRISTMAS
#1504

Christmas Pageant or Ego-Drama?

Each of us is trying to be a star in our own show that is written, produced, and directed by ourselves. The Bible tells a different story. We each have a special part in the great "Theo-drama." Let Baby Jesus teach you how to play your part.

SUN, 22 DEC 2024
ADVENT, 4TH SUNDAY (C)
#1503

The Wheel of Fortune

The ancient and medieval world was familiar with the example of the wheel of fortune: One minute you're on top of the world, the next minute you are on the bottom. We need to move from the chaos of the outside to the peace at the center.

TUE, 17 DEC 2024
ADVENT, 3RD SUNDAY (C)
#1502

We Are Made for Communion

We were made for communion with God, with one another, with ourselves and even with Creation. Communion means we want to dwell in God and have God dwell in us. Mary started from within God and then received God inside of her. We are the opposite.

MON, 9 DEC 2024
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
#1501

The True Source of Our Peace

A felt sense of safety and security is necessary for us to find peace. When peace is missing, there are many ways we might try to manufacture it, but God desires to make his people safe and secure. I share some ways to find peace and remain in peace.

SUN, 1 DEC 2024
ADVENT, 1ST SUNDAY (C)