The Lord Keeps Us Safe
So, have you ever seen those videos of police dogs that attack the guy wearing the crazy, weird-looking suit? Sometimes I feel like that’s my life. There are many times when I feel attacked, and I feel like I’m out of control, and I don’t feel safe. In the gospel for this Sunday, the apostles experienced the same thing. The storm is attacking them, and they are not safe. But what does Jesus do…
Start Small
Okay, so if you’ve ever been to the jungle or the rainforest or are just Indiana Jones, you may have used a mosquito net before. The crazy thing about mosquito nets is that the holes of the mosquito net are bigger than the mosquito’s body. A mosquito could crawl through but can’t because it doesn’t know how to fold its wings and crawl through a hole bigger than its body. In this Sunday’s…
Purification in Purgatory
Are you feeling like you need a cleanse? Check this out. We know that purgatory is a transitional place where the dead who are not yet ready to go to heaven are. And maybe they have venial sins around them, and it is in that place that you will be purified and get prepared to go to heaven. That means the people have already been saved but must stay in purgatory. Prayers can also help them. The God who is merciful…
Confession
Need to get something off your chest? This one is for you. So, the power to forgive sin was given to the apostles. He said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” We will sin, and if you hold it to yourself, it will crush you. And who is the best person for you to pour out this? To the person who has been given the power. The apostles handed down this power from the Pope to the bishops and the priests. Because the Lord knows we are weak…
Give Back and Serve
Some of us don’t realize the talents and treasures God has given to us. We better set out to find out the talents and the treasures the Lord has endowed on us. Be different from the steward who was given one talent, and he went and hid it. Let us be like those given ten talents, five talents, they doubled it! And the master said, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” If you are the one who…
Don’t Take Away His Family
Today is the Feast Day of the Holy Family. And what better thing to talk about than “Fast and the Furious.” Dominic Toretto is amazing at driving fast. But he is more impressive with protecting his family. My favorite quote from the ninth movie is, “The worst thing you can do to a Toretto is take away his family.” Translate that to our faith, and oh my gosh, the worst thing that you can do to God the Father…