Lent has been a time about sacrifice, giving things up. So maybe in these last few days of Lent, what are those little sacrifices that I can make for Jesus? Maybe it's giving up some time on my phone. Think about the time or the amount of time we spend every day on...
As we continue to look at ways during Lent of refocusing and re-centering on the Lord, another great way to do that is asking ourselves, what are my daily goals? But maybe shifting the perspective from what do I need to get done to what difference can I make in the...
We continue to focus on how do we make Christ the center during this Lenten Season. You know, all the religions that trace trace themselves back to Abraham, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity they all share a common thing of praying throughout the days. It's a great...
Putting Christ back at the center during this Lenten season. We all struggle with that. It's very hard to keep the Lord as essential focus with so many other things are vying for our attention. But recently, I was following one of those TED talks, and the speaker made...
Lent is more than just doing. The doing is just the first step in what Lent is really about which is the change. And the season of Lent is calling us to tear open our hearts to change. These "everyday" acts are the springboard to get us to the real part, to the...
One of the questions people always ask me is, is it okay if I get mad at God? An answer is yes. We're in a relationship with God. And just like any relationship, your spouse, your children, sometimes we get angry. And that's part of how we grow in our relationship...
Suffering can be used to help other people. And I've talked to you about this before that when I'm suffering, when I'm going through something that's really difficult, do I wallow in my misery and get angry at God? Am I willing to offer it up to God? To use for a...
It's hard for us to realize, but when we suffer, it helps us grow our roots. It helps us deepen our faith. It's like if I wanna go to the gym and build muscle, have to go through the pain of tearing those muscles so that they can grow bigger. And it's only in...
How we reconcile the reality of suffering with a good and loving god? And as a priest, I can't tell you how many people I've seen leave the church or become a nun because they think How can God let suffering happen? I'd like to share with you a few ways I make sense...
