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Contending for the Good News ‘Our Gospel came to you, not simply with words, but with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep...

Contending for Compassion ‘Ain’t there one **** song that can make me break down and cry?’– David Bowie Only Jesus’ love song over His...

Bridal Tears ‘Mary triumphs with the sword in heart, not hand.’ - Cardinal Christoph Schonborn Loving Christ’s body hurts. The more we...

Peace Like a River ‘The hope of Christianity, the prospect of faith is ultimately based quite simply on the fact that it tells the...

Conquering Ourselves for Her ‘We are deceived to think that it is possible to become a human being without conquering oneself, without...

Springing Up ‘You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring...

Dying for Love ‘The law of prayer is the law of belief.’- Medieval axiom We believe therefore we pray. We believe in the Church therefore...

How the Church Forms Conscience ‘However much Christianity may have failed during its history (and it has failed again and again...

Radiant Jesus Prepares Us for Himself We come into being through the spousal union of man and woman, and we are redeemed by that...

Radiant Jesus Names the Confused The young woman looked boyish but wanted Jesus. She was happy to engage a bit after the service. We...

Radiant Jesus Covers the Naked The Gospels refer to ‘harassed and helpless’ ones, which literally means people without skin, unprotected....

‘Real love is neither static nor uncritical. If there is any possibility at all of changing another person for the better, then it is...

‘The weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.’ -1 Cor. 1:25 Feverish and weary, I prepped for a men’s conference in Lithuania...

October 11th-November 19th, 2023 ‘I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to Him’ (2 Cor....

My self-sufficiency dies hard. I’m still learning that when I cry out to the Lord, He is faithful to answer. For the last 6 months, I...

'Secure attachment means the child feels confident that others will be there to protect, comfort and support him…insecure attachment...

‘The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name—He will teach you everything…’ (Jn. 14:26) What were they thinking?...

Dear Pope Francis, I write this as one father to another. We share a deep love for Jesus and Church. I honor your weighty fatherhood as...

My Christmas started with a minor miracle. Really. Chalk it up to St. Joseph. I am not inclined to pray to saints, even if legendary like...

“’Pray for my ministry, John.’ ‘Nah, I’ll just ask Jesus to give you a share in His.’” John Wimber We just finished a year of renewal...