Remember Christ's gifts to us especially during the Mass
I recently attended a Jesuit retreat (White House Retreat in St. Louis) where we were fortunate to have Jesuit Father James Kubicki as our retreat director for the weekend. Father Kubicki is the National Director for th...Read full story »
Monday, January 19, 2015
Think about God's love for us and His covenant with us
The Greek language has at least four different variations of the word love; Agape (brotherly love), Eros (sexual or passionate love), Philia (virtuous love) and Storge (affection between parents and children). (Please note – I am not an expert in Greek.) Depending on the version...Read full story »
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The fig tree
There is a scene in the Gospels where Jesus and his disciples happen upon a fig tree. Jesus, we read, is hungry, so He goes over to the tree looking for figs. Finding none, He curses the tree and it shrivels and dies. Mark states that the tree withers the following day, but Mathew...Read full story »
Monday, November 17, 2014
On the Theban legion and spiritual combat
Toward the end of the 3rd century, there took place an event that was as bizarre as it was beautiful. These were times of harsh Roman rule, when the heavy hand of Rome’s military might marched to conquer both land...Read full story »
Monday, October 13, 2014
We must be strong as one body in Jesus
My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, we must be strong as one body in Jesus Christ. Because our life in Christ is from God in heaven, we will, as a people of God, always be in contrast to the powers that root themse...Read full story »
Monday, September 15, 2014
Give your needs to God
On my annual Jesuit retreat this past December (something I would encourage everyone in the diocese to try), I had a very profound personal experience. On the first night, the retreat director encouraged us to reflect o...Read full story »
Monday, August 11, 2014
Real Presence will always be central to Christianity
My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, in my last article I briefly highlighted some of the biblical and post-biblical texts related to the Eucharist, the source and summit of our Catholic faith. We should not underes...Read full story »
Monday, July 14, 2014
Jesus is real and present in the Eucharist, our greatest treasure
The Eucharist – the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the form of bread and wine – is the greatest treasure held by the Church. It is through this sustaining mystery that Jesus Christ remains with and in us,...Read full story »
Monday, June 16, 2014
Exploring the space between God and man
On the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, central to the other artwork there, is Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam.” Central to this artistic piece, then, are God and man (Adam). And central to these two figures (or more precisely their index fingers), is a small spacial ga...Read full story »
Monday, May 12, 2014
Today, as lowly servants, we wait for Him
I am a lowly servant of my Master’s house. I go about my tasks, performing them inadequately and yet my Master has always wrapped His arms around me, even in my most feeble of efforts to serve Him. He has always held me high, so much so that I am treated as one of His own;...Read full story »
Sunday, April 13, 2014
