His Own Joy

Jesus wants us to “remain in his love.” The joy that we experience during this Easter time comes from a new place. We normally live in the status quo. We perform through habits that we have repeated over and over again. These habits have become so engrained that we...

Christ Lives In Us

Christ is alive after his Resurrection. His presence is with us in many ways. He walks beside us never leaving us as we tend especially to our ministry of bringing his presence to the world. We are “in Christ” as St. Paul tells us over and over again in his letters....

From Death To Life

Something new is about to happen. As Jesus lies dead in the grave on Holy Saturday, Mary Magdalene is experiencing the dark night. The Lord had prompted her to wash his feet with extravagant perfume. He who had created the meaning of her life is now dead. Her life now...

Yes, Jesus Loves Me

I am almost sure many of us have had the opportunity of singing sometimes with our brothers and sisters of different Christian faiths this little song, “Yes. Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me, for the Bible tells me so.” From these words come...

Saints

The Church is like a garden in which many flowers are planted. An example is the beauty of God’s creation. These flowers can represent the saints. They come with different histories and nationalities. They give witness to Christ being planted in different times and...

Accepting Our Cross

In Lent you provide me an opportunity for a change of heart so that I might grow even closer to you. Given my personality and history, it will not be so dramatic as St. Paul’s falling off his horse. It will probably come in small packages. It will probably not have...