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November 2024

November 16, 2024

Reading the Signs of the Times

We can do things in a new and innovative way. In the language of the...

November 08, 2024

Trust and Obedience: God Calls Us To Depend On Him

Today’s liturgy reminds us of the value of some everyday believers who gave everything they...

October 2024

October 30, 2024

Galileo and Discovering God as the Author of Truth

To understand Galileo’s struggle with the Church, we must understand the conflict about religious truth...

October 28, 2024

More than Morality

Christianity is about more than morality. Mahatma Gandhi was once asked about his thoughts on...

October 23, 2024

How Galileo’s Science Helped Us Read the Bible Better

Scientists do science and theologians do theology, right? Galileo was one who broke the mold....

October 21, 2024

If You Had One Shot, What Would You Ask of Jesus?

Imagine you were sitting at a coffee shop and Jesus sat down in front of...

October 16, 2024

Getting to the Heart of Scripture With Galileo

Galileo's fascination with the stars prompted his interest in mathematics and Scripture. Beyond the science...

October 14, 2024

Can A True Disciple Stay in the Church?

What does it mean for us to be a disciple? Hopefully, we all want to...

October 07, 2024

Do Good and Avoid Evil

The Gospel story of the rich young man is the story of someone who wanted...

October 02, 2024

Do You Have a 50% Chance of Divorce?

The people Jesus was addressing in the Gospel had a fixed mindset regarding marriage and...

September 2024

September 23, 2024

Who Wants You To Be Happy?

Do you believe that God wants you to be happy? Do you believe that the...

September 19, 2024

Ambition is Just the Shadow of a Dream

What place does ambition have in the life of a Christian? In Shakespeare's play Hamlet,...

September 18, 2024

5 Things You May Not Know About the Liturgy of the Hours

I have met many young people who want to grow deeper in their prayer life...

September 09, 2024

Discovering Jesus at the Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Today’s Gospel shows the disciples speaking with Jesus, getting to the heart of the question...

September 04, 2024

If God Wrote the Bible, Why Are There Errors?

One of the great challenges when we begin to read the Bible is discovering what...

September 02, 2024

God Opens Our Ears Before He Opens Our Mouths

God opens our ears before he opens our mouths. The order of these actions is...

August 2024

August 28, 2024

Spiritual Decontamination

Today’s liturgy invites us to purify our hearts and make sure that they are centered...

August 23, 2024

Do You Feel At Home At Church?

Today’s first reading is about the Chosen People going home to the Promised Land and...

August 16, 2024

Lawrence of Arabia and the Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Forsake foolishness and advance in understanding (cf. Proverbs 9:6). Lawrence of Arabia is known as...

August 09, 2024

What Do You Do When You Doubt?

Something that everyone of faith has to deal with is doubt. It is a ubiquitous...

August 03, 2024

From the Mundane to the Sublime

Jesus was a master of taking the most mundane human experiences and using them to...

July 2024

July 26, 2024

What We Can Learn From Raccoons

How do you respond to change? Look at your hands; do you live with your...

July 12, 2024

Overcoming Three Obstacles to Evangelization

Evangelization is a hot topic. Should we evangelize? The biggest argument in favor is that...

July 04, 2024

Faith, Luke Skywalker, and Trust

Faith is a completely different way to live our life and to perceive our surroundings....

June 2024

June 28, 2024

Restoring Order and Peace

Suffering and peace go together, though not always right away. I remember when I was...

June 20, 2024

Jesus Cares

We can all feel like the disciples in the boat who cross the sea with...

June 19, 2024

But First, Let Me Thank God

Game 5 of the NBA Finals 2024 seemed more like a coronation ceremony for the...

June 13, 2024

Called to Grow: Jesus and the Mystery of the Kingdom of God

Jesus wants us to understand the Kingdom of God. He knows that it is hard...

June 10, 2024

What Is Mortal Sin?

Mortal sin is deadly sin. When we look at what sin is, we recognize that...

June 07, 2024

The Devil, Division, and Us

Division is rampant in our world. When I read today’s Gospel, I feel that it...