How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation. Your preaching is not God’s work. You are God’s work. I received this vision in a peculiar way. As I was minding my own business leading a ...
Are you a person of faith? If you had asked me that question when I was younger, I would have said, “No. I’m not.” You see, I didn’t become a Christian until I was 17. But even before I came to faith ...
This past weekend at Mass, we heard the Gospel story in which Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish (John 6:1-15). This Gospel story has always stood out to me. How could a ...
"If I've made gold my trust, said to fine gold: “My security!” … that also is a punishable offense, because I would then be disloyal to God above." The Good News: Don't place all your faith in mortal ...
"The world in its present form is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31). 1 Cor 7:25-31; Luke 6:20-26 To be human is to be both immersed in the world but also detached from it. Time and space hold us to each ...
Elevating Christ in a culture that sees all religions as equal. Perhaps the most visible part of pastoring is the upfront teaching and preaching. Bringing a timely and truthful message demands ...
“When the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). We are hearing a lot about “quid pro quo” in the news these days. This Latin phrase describes any transaction in which ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former prime minister Scott Morrison has urged churchgoers not to trust in governments, warning it would be a mistake to do so based on ...