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Your potential for Joy or despair depends on one thing and that is how close you are to Jesus. He has made Himself known to us in various ways, there is a way, a door, to Him if we avail ourselves. But we must also realize that there is an insidious enemy which seeks to prevent us from passing thru that door, this enemy above all else wants to keep us from being close to Jesus.

“You were sheep gone astray but now are returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.” The image of shepherd and sheep is a life defining metaphor for St. Peter. As he writes the words no doubt St. Peter has in mind his encounter with the Risen Christ some 30 years earlier. It was an early morning on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, an encounter St. Peter would never forget.

Easter I, 2019

Good Friday 2019

Maundy Thursday 2019

Holy Wednesday 2019

Jesus: “Now is the Judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out…” And just a few moments later: Jesus: “And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.” So which is it? Jesus came to die and His death is the judgment of the world and yet he says he did not come to judge the world.

Palm Sunday 2019

Those who believed in Him try to stone Him. Passion Sunday 2019

Lent IV 2019

Feast of the Annunciation 2019

The purpose of the remembering through ashes is not for morbidity sake. But rather as a means to return to God in humility, repentance and purity of heart. The sacramental and willing embrace of the ashes are an embrace of God’s just sentence upon man and at the same time a plea for His mercy and the power to be redeemed.

Qinquagesima 2019

Sexagesima 2019

Septuagesima 2019

Epiphany IV - Jesus sleeping in a storm tossed boat is a picture of Christian Maturity. Jesus does not hold your hand while you drown, he does not comfort you and say perish in peace, He destroys your enemies and delivers you from the storm.

If you're looking for Jesus, He's in the temple.

Epiphany III - God Marveled at the Roman Soldier's faith.

The Woman intercedes with her Son...

For the Feast of the Holy Innocents: "Never, in fact, would that impious tyrant have been able to benefit these children by the sweetest kindness as much as he has done by his hatred." -St. Augustine

God has prepared you an eight course banquet. Don't settle for one or two courses.

His manifestation in the flesh becomes a cloak. He takes a perceptible form and in so doing becomes to many imperceptible.

He made Himself small for us, and we still know him as the Holy Infant.

What is it about Mary that attracts God's favor?

The forerunner cleanses with water that we might receive the Spirit from the Lord.

John the Baptist: a monumental example of having faith.

We cannot conceive of Jesus without Mary. On the conception of Mary...

Adam, full of guilt and shame hid from God. But we having been washed from an evil conscience should be ready to meet Him. Maranatha, come Lord Jesus.

The World is passing away: do not go back for your things, but flee to the Mountain.

...The secrets of heaven.

True and holy love for self is a gratitude for what God has made...

Christ the King Sunday

How do we clothe ourselves with Christ? Get a job.

Pentecost XVII

Pentecost XVI

Pentecost XV

Love, Joy, and Peace, man...

The City of Peace?

Episode Notes Sin is hard...Holiness is easy...Pentecost VIII 2018

Episode Notes Are we aware of the war we are in?

Episode Notes What should we do first and foremost in our hearts?

Episode Notes Are we welcoming the grace of the Holy Spirit?

Episode Notes What is truth?

Episode Notes Why is the Holy Spirit called the Spirit of Jesus?

Episode Notes We can be saints and we can be filled with the spirit.

Episode Notes What happens when we ask the Son of David to have mercy on us?

Episode Notes Christ risen! Why are you weeping?

Episode Notes What does the gift of Jesus inspire you to give?