Sometimes the most healing thing someone can do isn’t fix our problems, it’s simply stay with us.
After one student’s life seemed to fall apart in a single day, a friend showed up in the middle of the night just to be there with her. That quiet presence changed everything.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus gives us the same promise: “I am with you always.” He doesn’t abandon us in suffering, failure, or loneliness. His desire is simply to remain with us, and for us to remain with Him. Because in the end, isolation is the absence of love, but being with Him is where healing begins
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How Jesus Speaks To You
A little girl trapped in a burning building hears voices calling her name, but she stays hidden because she doesn’t recognize them. Then her father calls out, and instantly she runs to him. She knows his voice.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that His sheep hear His voice and trust Him. The question is: do we recognize it?
That’s where prayer matters. It’s how we learn the sound of His voice, personal, steady, and uniquely spoken to each of us. The invitation is simple: do you know His voice, or is it time to start listening?
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Don’t Be Consumed By Wealth
Purple underwear. Say one that’s right in the gospel for the Sunday. This rich man may have been wearing purple underwear. Many scripture scholars have discussed this fine linen, highlighting the absolute extravagance of this rich man’s life. And the heartbreaking thing was the wealth consumed. I need it for us in our lives. Some things consume us that take us away from Jesus. Wealth in and of itself…
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Living in Unreality
Okay, so I just spent three hours playing Fortnite with another priest. And yes, we got some dubs. But afterward, I felt horrible after three hours of living in unreality that weighed on me. Whenever we are living away from the truth, that is further away from Jesus. And in the gospel for this Sunday, Pilate is also living in unreality. He knows that Jesus is innocent, yet he decides to live and act not in reality…
