The Word Became Flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Finally the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. What does that really mean? When Jesus says that we’re gonna know him, we’re gonna see him, and that he’s gonna be with us always, how does he come? He comes to poverty, waiting in the poor, maybe in the…
SpongeBob or Patrick?
SpongeBob versus Patrick. We all know SpongeBob. We all know he actually has a lot of drive. He actually has a lot of vision. He wants to do something, and he gets after it. Patrick, on the other hand, he has no vision. He lives under a rock. He doesn’t really do anything. That is how we can so often live as Catholics. We live as Patrick…
Dryness in Prayer
Probably the most important relationship in our life is our relationship with God, and we are building that through prayer. Prayer is real — it’s for everyone, but we know that prayer is not always easy. Sometimes it can even be really hard. Growing in relationship…
The Lowest Seat
This Sunday’s gospel is all about partying. I think Pope Francis should write an encyclical about how to party like a Catholic. This gospel is so good because Jesus talks about parties. We are called, not just in parties, but in life, to take the lowest seat so that we can be raised up. When you enter into a church, what is the lowest seat…
Sons of the Church
Obedience is rooted in God, it is lived trust and lived surrender in His pastoring and fatherhood – that’s where we want to be. It can be really difficult but as sons and daughters of the church we are invited to stay in obedience, not only to our religious…
What Are You Looking For?
If we know the love of Christ that surpasses all knowledge, we will be filled with the fullness of God. But how do we really know Christ and his love for us? The love of Christ is NOT something that cannot be found, it’s already there. The gospels are portraits that tells us who Jesus Christ is and that’s where these answers can be found. If we want to…
The Narrow Gate
I just got back from an incredible camping trip in Montana. One thing that was so amazing about this trip is that in order to go to this camping site, we had to go into this narrow valley. And in this narrow valley, we couldn’t use our phones at all and we knew that. We were willing to give up our phones, our social media, everything…
Hot Takes 2
As we go through life we encounter our own and other people’s struggles, flaws, weaknesses and even sins. But we have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in each of our lives…