Omnia Christus

Although the cross was historically so horrific that early Christians avoided depicting it, it stands at the center of our faith as the ultimate symbol of God's self-giving love, reminding us that by uniting our inevitable earthly hardships with Christ's, our sufferings are not meaningless, but become the very means by which we grow and participate in the redemption of the world. Jeremiah 20:7-9 |...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than viewing the parable of the ten virgins as a mere lesson in individual preparedness, we are challenged to stay spiritually awake against the lull of modern distractions and cultural division, recognizing that true salvation is found not in selfishly securing our own oil, but in actively building a unified community where no one is left shut out in the dark. Corinthians 1:17-25 | Matthew...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Reflecting on the Eucharistic invitation to offer "my sacrifice and yours," we are reminded that our true sacrifice is a call to completely unite our lives to the one perfect sacrifice of Christ, discovering profound joy as we continually surrender everything we have to make our self-offering acceptable to the Father. Preached on July 21st, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon...

In the Gospel we are reminded that Christ's sharp warnings against the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees are directed squarely at us today, challenging us to stop casually bending the truth to be liked or popular, and instead commit to living and speaking with absolute honesty, recognizing that since God is truth, to step outside of the truth is to step outside of God Himself. Thessalonians 2...

Contrasting our culture's shallow, draining habit of passively "following" social media for mere distraction with the profound, active call of the Gospel, we are challenged to look up from our screens and truly follow Christ - a demanding path that connects us to reality, takes us out of ourselves, and ultimately transforms us into the people we were created to be. Revelation 21:9-14 | John 1:45-5...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Drawing inspiration from a character finding stillness within a raging storm, we are challenged to recognize that our culture's addiction to hurried busyness is as spiritually destructive as sin, calling us to let go of our self-important striving for outward honor and instead cultivate the quiet inner space needed to receive Christ's authentic love, joy, and peace. Ezekiel 43:1-7 | Matthew 23:1-1...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

While Jesus' initial dismissal of the desperate woman may seem uncharacteristically cruel, He is actually working to draw out her profound faith, teaching us that faith is not a transactional tool used to extract miracles from God, but rather the ultimate goal itself - a complete, risk-everything relationship with Him that transforms even our deepest earthly sufferings into avenues of grace and en...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Reflecting on the profound gift and stability of the one, continuous Catholic Church, we are challenged not to rest complacently on our laurels, but rather to be inspired by the fervent zeal of other Christians to actively take Christ's Eucharistic presence out into the world. Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 | Matthew 18:15-20 Preached on the 13th of August, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church in Beaverton, Oreg...

While children may often display an absurd sense of pride, Christ points to their implicit trust and lack of self-sufficiency to challenge our own adult illusions of independence, calling us to approach our Heavenly Father with that same childlike awareness of our absolute need and total dependence on His providence. Ezekiel 2:8-3:4 | Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Preached on the 12th of August, 2025,...

True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive. Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11 Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than viewing Jesus' ability to walk on water as a mere display of superhero power, we are challenged to stop frantically rowing through life in a futile attempt to maintain control, and instead take the profound risk of true faith by letting go of our earthly securities and keeping our eyes firmly fixed on Christ. Kings 19:9, 11-13 | Romans 9:1-5 | Matthew 14:22-33 Preached on August 13th,...

By thoughtfully blessing ourselves with holy water upon entering the church, we participate in a symbolic washing of humility and purification - echoing the priest's hand-washing and Christ's washing of the disciples' feet - which challenges us to move beyond mindless habit and embrace our Catholic traditions with conscious, intentional purpose. Preached on July 20th, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic...

Overcoming the deep-seated fear that surrendering to God will diminish our freedom or happiness, we are called to unite our complete self-offering to the sacrifice of the Mass, trusting the profound truth that when we give Christ everything, He takes nothing away and gives us abundant life in return. Preached on July 21st, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon Get full access t...

The Transfiguration is not a mere magical display, but a pulling back of the veil to reveal Christ's absolute transparency to the Father's light; similarly, we are called not to generate our own light, but to humbly "clean the windows" of our souls so that God's radiant presence can shine completely through us into the lives of others. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 | Peter 1:16-19 | Matthew 17:1-9 Preached...