Saint Paul’s Teaching on the Benefits of Abandonment and Suffering
The call of today's Mass is a simple reminder that suffering is never easy, but it is necessary that we learn that God is our only true source of strength and support, and that it is He who places...
View ArticleJesus’ Teaching on Zacchaeus and the Tree
The call of today’s Gospel if twofold. The first is for us to be mindful to imitate Zacchaeus and always be anxious to set our eyes upon the Lord; particularly at the Sacrifice of the Mass, during...
View ArticleJesus’ Definitive Teaching on Resurrection to the Sadducees
The Gospel Reading for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time comes from Luke 20:27-38, in which Jesus offers the Gospel’s most definitive and succinct teaching on the reality and nature of...
View ArticleSaint Paul’s Teaching on Keeping Good Company
Again, the longer we keep evildoers in our company, the harder it becomes for us to stay committed to doing the right thing. It makes us weary of doing well when everyone around us is having fun doing...
View ArticleThe Solemnity of Christ the King
It is something to consider that the life of Jesus of Nazareth began with a King (Herod) trying to kill Him because he felt that the coming of the Messiah threatened his kingship. Then throughout His...
View ArticleThe Lord Has Risen! Now What? (An Easter Season Reflection)
Easter is the culmination of the particular event.. Let us not miss the central point of God entering His creation by becoming fully part of His creation, even to the point of dying at the hands of...
View ArticleThe Three Pillars of Christian Evangelization
Together, (1) Being sent as Christ was sent (in the Holy Spirit, as a sacrifice), (2) Not being a burden to those to whom we are sent, and (3) Freely proclaiming the authentic Word of God without...
View ArticleCuriosities about the Parable of the Ten Virgins
The call of today's Gospel reading is get us to examine whether we ourselves are truly prepared to receive Christ Jesus at his parousia at the Sacrifice of the Mass,
View ArticleHow to Unleash the Blessings of God in Your Life Today (4th Sunday of Advent)
Today's Gospel Reading at the Sacrifice of the Mass contains one of my favorite verses in sacred Scripture; when Elizabeth says to Mary, "And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord...
View ArticleHow to Claim Your Harvest from God (Pentecost Reflection)
The Christian Feast of Pentecost is the fulfillment of Jewish agrarian festival. For on this day we commemorate the anniversary of Christ Jesus giving His people the Holy Spirit, which He said would...
View ArticleCatholics Are 365 Day Adventist (1st Sunday of Advent)
During our four week Advent season, what we are called to do is to enter into a perpetual state of waiting for the coming of the Lord into the world. We are awaiting that defining Christ Mass - the...
View ArticleIt Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Fullness of Times (2nd Sunday of Advent)
Advent season is a great time to return to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, to confess and repent of your sins before the Lord and receive His forgiveness. It doesn't matter how long you've...
View ArticleDo You Have a John the Waymaker in Your Life Right Now? (3rd Sunday of Advent)
Advent is truly a great time of the year for us to reflect upon the type of people we have in our life. It is absolutely true that we can only have two types of people in our life; that is, those who...
View ArticleHow to Receive Your Blessings from the Lord (4th Sunday of Advent)
Have you believed what God has spoken to you? Evidence that you have believed is demonstrated by you taking the blessing that He has given you and sharing it with others, as Mary took to Elizabeth....
View Article4 Essentials to be a Good Long-Distance Catholic Dad
The Feast of the Holy Family is always a great time for Catholic Dads to reflect upon their imitation of Saint Joseph, earthly Father of Christ Jesus. God placed great trust in Joseph to be the Father...
View ArticleA Fresh Perspective on the Wedding Feast at Cana
Today’s Gospel reading at Mass comes from John 2:1-11, and it concerns the Wedding Feast at Cana in Galilee that Mary, Jesus, and His disciples attended. Like all of the Gospel of John this section is...
View ArticleThe Gospel’s Four Perspectives on the Coming of the Kingdom (Yeshua’s Jubilee...
Inasmuch as God loves us wherever we are, He loves us far too much to leave us how we are. It was for this reason that the doors to the Kingdom were shut after ‘the Fall’ and the reason why they were...
View ArticleJesus’ Teaching on How to Discern Your Vocation
There comes a point in time during our Life with the Cross when God somehow lets us know how He would like us to use our gifts for His glory. This sign of perfect grace and consolation is usually...
View ArticleJesus’ 3 Keys to Resisting Temptation
There are three keys to resisting temptation that Jesus offers us to imitate through His successful refute of Satan’s attack. They are 1. Identify, 2. Filter, and 3. React. These are the three things...
View ArticleBiblical Teaching on Consolations (The Transfiguration)
There many other things that can be said about Divine consolations, especially about the reasons why God decides to give them to us in the first place, but I believe that the most essential treatment...
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