When we feel overwhelmed by the change that is going on around us it is good to step back and get some perspective…We might not feel like we have much to hold on to when the world is running amok, but our faith tells us that at the end of the day, Jesus is the rock to whom we must cling. Continue reading The Peace that God Offers; Saturday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
When we face injustice against ourselves, we feel it in our gut. It rises up inside us and we are motivated to respond almost as if we have been physically attacked. Continue reading Turning the Other Cheek; Monday in the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time
The relationship in God between these three persons in God, Father, Son and Spirit is like a dance, a fluid and beautiful action which appears to be seamless. When a dance is done well it is hard to tell where one dancer stops and the other one begins. Continue reading Joining the Dance; Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
A cheerful, happy saint is not the common stereotype. We often think of saints as serious, overly pious, and dour. But why not happy? After all, according to St. Philip, “Cheerful people are led more easily to conversion.” Continue reading Being Cheerful; Memorial of Saint Philip Neri