Beginning the process of changing our hearts and letting go is difficult, but once we begin we realize that the less we carry on this journey, the easier the journey becomes. Christ becomes more and more the center of our lives and all else becomes just things on the periphery. Adults: What are you carrying […]
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Question of the Week – July 8
In the opening of today’s Gospel, Jesus expresses amazement at the unbelief of those close to Him. What amazed Jesus was the lack of faith among people. In spite of the rejection He experienced, He did not hesitate to continue what He felt His ministry was. We need to have that same determination, knowing full […]
Question of the Week – July 1
The crowd represents the Christians of today who are close to the Master. They have the opportunity to listen to his word and “touch him” in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. If their life is not transformed, if their “diseases” are not cured and the vices, sins always remain the same, if the cantankerous character […]
Question of the Week – June 24
Even before he was born, John was aware of Jesus’ identity as Scripture tells us “When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” John spent his adult life pointing others toward Jesus the Christ. He was a fiery evangelizer urging others to repent and […]
Question of the Week – June 17
Today’s reading challenges us to find the potential and the beauty in the little things. Just as a mustard seed grows into a large, beautiful plant, the smallest of actions and occurrences may be the beginnings of something much bigger. The Kingdom of God exists in the smallest of seeds: a child’s laugh, a sunshine-y […]
Question of the Week – June 10
In Jewish society, family relationships are extremely important. The family took its meals together and aided one another. Jesus uses this concept of family to cause His followers to judge their relationships in the light of the criterion of the Father’s will. The reign of God makes demands on the personal commitment of a disciple, […]
Question of the Week – June 3
Why did Jesus arrange for this transformation of bread and wine into His Body and Blood? Because he intended another kind of transformation. The bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ which are, in turn, meant to transform us. Ever hear the phrase: “you are what you eat?” The Lord […]
Question of the Week – May 27
The commission Christ gave us doesn’t stop at “baptize all nations”, and too often what follows is the Great Omission in the life of the church. We’re called not just to baptize. We’re not called to make churchgoers, people who include religion as one among many respectable civic activities. We’re called to make disciples, people […]
Question of the Week – May 20
Through the sacraments of baptism and confirmation we have been gifted with the Holy Spirit. We may not have heard rushing winds or seen tongues of fire but the Spirit lives just as truly in the hearts of Jesus’ followers today as in the time of the first disciples. Jesus’ words to his disciples “As […]
Question of the Week – May 13
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” That message is for us, also. We are called to be ‘other Christs’, to be people who wish to make known and spread the love of God and his care for his people […]
