Let's Be Saints!

“The kingdom of God is at hand.” Jesus wants to show us how to live in the house of the Father! Do you want to live there, or in the world? Satan wants us distracted so that we are focused on anything other than what Jesus has come to bring.

Matthew wanted to be great, but believed greatness was something he could earn in the world, rather than a person He was destined to meet. The person who is Greatness Himself came looking for Matthew today, and He has come looking for us and for our nation. It is impossible to be great without Him. “Follow Me.”

These two men are not the smartest, holiest, or flashy of saints! They are just 2 men who were honest, humble, and willing to put Jesus first. The Kingdom of the Church stands on top of Peter.

The patron saint of losers! He loves us in our loser-li-ness, and wants to help us be transformed from losers into saints.

“Where the spirit of the LORD is, there is freedom.” Today, Jesus goes after the sin of anger. Will I let Him go after it in me?

The “Son of Encouragement” moves with the spirit of God which is always ordered to the giving of life. Do I move with the Spirit of God, or the spirit of “me?” Am I a son of encouragement, or one of discouragement?

We are called to be salt and light, to “disappear” that the lives of others around us might be elevated, and to “be light” in the world today.

Moms are wonderful at helping us understand the movements of our hearts, and at seeing us in our needs. Moms care about what we eat! Just as Eve brought death and loss, The New Eve brings victory.

Today, the most ancient prayer of the Church is brought to completion: Come Holy Spirit.

The world in which we live often looks down. Today the Church and her savior implore us to look up! What kind of a witness am I to the one who reigns as King?

“O God, let all the nations praise you.”

Graduation Mass for the University of Kansas. We guide great stories by: 1. Remembering the Great Story of who I am and where I come from 2. Praising the Great Author and Storyteller forever 3. Proclaiming the Love and Greatness of the Great Author and Storyteller with my life

Judas “went to his own place” while the saints “remain with Jesus.”

We are not an endangered species or impressive creatures! We are sheep. Sheep know how to listen and respond to the voice of the Good Shepherd.

What are the conditions that I put on Jesus, expecting Him to prove something to me?

Let’s talk about the elephant…in the interior room of our hearts.

The name of God is mercy. Do I know God’s name? Is this the God I worship and adore?

St. John ran to the tomb, saw, and believed. Do I see? Do I believe?

“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Forgetfulness separates us from Him, but Jesus Christ is alive! “Remember what He said.”

The worst evil in human history occurred on a day the Church calls “good.” Today, we must come face to face with the hardest teaching of the Catholic Church for human beings to live.

“Do you realize what I have done for you?” Tonight, God makes it possible for Him to be married to His people.

What Jesus is going to do this week can turn even us donkeys into saints. Watch, and pray.

The woman in the gospel is a failure in the eyes of the world, but NOT in the eyes of God. Jesus stoops to offer us His merciful gaze in our pain and humiliation. Relationship. Identity. Mission.

The culture of death flows from a culture of fatherless patriarchy. “The LORD draws near to the brokenhearted.” Fatherhood is first received. “The One Who sent me is true.”

Memorial Mass for Fr. Arul Carasala: Do I testify on my own, or do I acknowledge the One who testifies on my behalf? “You do not want to come to me to have life.”