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When someone is fully committed to something for a long time - a sports team, a parish, a family, community - they will do everything possible to make it as great as it can be. When God took on flesh, He "threw His lot in" with humanity, committing to stay with us forever. Hence, He has a vested interest in making us the saints we were created to be!
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On our journey to God, we have an Enemy who hates us - Satan, the devil, Lucifer. Find out how he impacts our lives and attempts to thwart our spiritual progress, and how we can use the tools that the Church gives us to overcome the snares of the Evil One so that we can reach Heaven safely!
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Our Gospels make it clear that the Incarnation is not the same as the ancient myths of a god-man. Rather, He truly took on flesh in a historical context. He is not an apparition, but a true human, because what He did not take on, He did not redeem - and we desperately wanted to have our God as a Divine Friend - a God with "skin on" so we can see and love Him!
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How do we know if we are making progress in the spiritual life? There IS a goal - union with God. But are there any guideposts to understand how far we've come, whether we're on the right path, and how far we have to go? Yes! Through the teachings of St. Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, we can outline a beautiful path through the stages of the spiritual life to reach the very presence of God.
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The prophets predicted that God would raise up a person to restore Israel to its former glory. We ended up with so much more - God incarnate, the Alpha and Omega, Who has come to save the entire universe and restore all creation in Himself. We begin our series on the Incarnation by looking at the radical nature of this Jesus - what do we believe about His humanity and divinity?
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We all know how to "say prayers" but what does it mean to pray? Prayer is nothing else but a conversation with God. Every conversation involves speaking - we speak to God through Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. We listen to God through the Scriptures, music, the liturgy, and in many other ways. Today we dive into the basics of prayer - how to have a real relationship with the God Who loves you!
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We live in a post-Christian society, one whose values are frequently in opposition to the Kingdom of Christ. What are some of the cultural philosophies that set themselves against Christ, and how will His Kingdom begin to reign in our minds, our families, and our world?
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A Christian should be ready, at all times, to do four things: to pray, to share our faith, to do an act of charity, and to die.
Are you ready for all four? Most of us would hesitate to say we're ready to die. But it is coming for all, without exception. How do we prepare well for this most critical moment in our life, so that we can face it without fear but with confidence in the Mercy of God?
Tune in to hear how best to prepare for the inevitable: the moment of death.
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Love wants to give - as Pope St. John Paul II said, "Love is self-gift." But all we can offer God is so, so small. Luckily when it is united to Jesus' phenomenal self-offering on the Cross and united to Our Lady's love, our tiny gift becomes multiplied and purified, fit for the King!
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Love must be free for it to be authentic. Then how can God command us to love Him? He does so because loving Him is our happiness! We do not always "feel" loving towards God - so how do we love Him if we don't feel it? It's simple - we choose to love Him. If we go all-in and choose Him above all else, we will eventually feel His presence, all in His good time.
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As children of the King, we have a royal dignity that makes us like God. Sin, then, is beneath our dignity - eating from a dumpster while eternal glory awaits. The saints realized this - they knew who they were, and Whose they were - and lived out of this dignity!
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Jesus mysteriously promises, in the Book of Revelation, that those who win the victory "will receive a new name". Our dear St. Jude has a name that could have associated him with the most infamous person in human history - Judas Iscariot. But through his faith in Christ, St. Jude did not allow such an association to keep him down. He was able to live out a new name: Apostle, Martyr, Saint. Jesus Christ can also take your names, the ones we carry with shame, and transform them by His grace!
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The dignity of human life is not merely physical - as a body/soul unity, we must care for both parts. In fact, the body is meant to be given away in love - in this, we find the fulfillment of the human person. How are we supposed to care for both body AND soul, and which one should have primacy?
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The mark of a truly civilized society is how it cares for the most vulnerable. Our society does not excel in this, in large part because we have lost the understanding of human beings made in the Image and Likeness of God. In this election year, when so many human dignity issues are at stake, let us consider our obligation to care for the most vulnerable among us - as we seek to build a truly Christian society.
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As we begin Respect Life Month, we will begin a three-week series about the gift of human life. Today we begin with the insights of Pope St. John Paul II about human dignity, equality, and the sacredness of human life - and how it is applicable to our world today.
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This world thinks very poorly of innocence, and often mocks the idea that we shouldn't taste every evil that presents itself. But Christ makes it clear in the Gospels that innocence is a prerequisite for Heaven. What is innocence, how does it differ from naivete, and how do we cultivate it in our lives and in the lives of our kids and grandkids? Innocence - the great gift of choosing the good!
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All of our readings this weekend feature the theme of envy: "sorrow at another's good fortune." Today we discuss when envy is good and when it is bad, and three profound antidotes to such a deadly sin, so that we can live lives of joy and peace!
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Like salt and pepper, lightning and thunder, Romeo and Juliet, so Faith and Works should always go together. St. James puts it best when he describes a "living faith" - a firm belief in Jesus as Lord and Savior, which is then lived out in lives of holiness. But a living faith often includes the Cross, which is what makes it so challenging!
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When Mary lived on earth, her mind and soul were already in Heaven - desiring God, living holiness. Because of how her desire for God consumed her entire being, it is fitting that her immaculate body would partake of the divine life of Heaven that she so ardently longed for. We, too, while we live on earth, can live with our hearts in Heaven - so to be prepared for our own bodily resurrection at the end of time!
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The radical claim of Christianity is that, through grace, we become adopted sons and daughters of God. But so many of us struggle with family wounds, loneliness, and the alienation of sin. If so, this consoling message of God's Fatherhood should give us courage - we have a good Father in Heaven, a new family in the Catholic Church, and the grace to live as a new creation!
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