My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of the my heart and my portion forever. For lo, those who are far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost put an end to those who are false to Thee. But for me it is good to be near God; […]
An Extra Message Do You Believe in God? Do You Trust God? Several people in my parish asked me for a copy of my sermon from Palm Sunday, and I would like to humbly share it with you as well. I hope Holy Week is off to a great start […]
As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him. And as He sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and […]
“Judge not, that you not be judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? […]
Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father […]
But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the […]
And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. Mark 2:3-4 On […]
Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to Him and […]
Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 But the steadfast love of the Lord […]
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate […]
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. Matthew 2:10 So many times in life, as we discussed in the last reflection, we just spin our wheels, not sure of the end goal of the journey. Or we don’t set an end goal and we just exist. There’s lots […]
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. Luke 2:20 Today’s reflection begins with a good news bad news observation. The bad news is that there are many things in life that we cannot change. We cannot change some […]