The Father's Joy

We are anxious and worried about many things, but still we don't engage with God's invitation to receive His love in prayer and the sacraments that brings us peace.

We can rejoice and be at peace because the Lord is near! 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus came to heal our wounds, and He says it is often those we least expect that are ready to be healed by Him first! Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

God isn't fair...He's superabundantly generous, especially because we don't deserve it!

Sometimes extending forgiveness feels impossible. With grace and clarifying what it means to forgive, we can be set free from bitterness, anger, and resentment that poisons our hearts. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

We don't like to give correction, and we definitely don't like receiving it. Jesus, help us to not be afraid of living in the truth!

God became man to enter and take upon Himself all of human suffering so that we never have to suffer alone again.

Though we don't like being under others' authority, we can only have true freedom and peace if we remain under God's

Our prayers always have power, but sometimes it feels like we are wasting our times. We are invited increase our faith and persevere anyway!

Mary, especially through the rosary, brings peace to our hearts, even in the middle of the storm.

Experiencing desolation in the spiritual life is normal. Sometimes we cause it, and other times the Lord allows it for whatever reason. We are called to faithfulness to our relationship with Him, especially when it feels like we are "failing"

The Father asks us to listen to the Son, but often out of fear we distract ourselves away from hearing His voice and our own hearts. Feast of the Transfiguration

Jesus guarantees that we will confront evil for our whole earthly life. How can we be patient until that time when He sorts out all the good from the messes?

The truth that Jesus is always laboring to love me is life changing, especially when the obstacles to receiving that love are removed.

We are anxious and burdened because we carry burdens that Jesus hasn't asked us to carry. Realizing we can't achieve what is being asked of us becomes a grace when we surrender everything back to Jesus. Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

It's easy to complain and take blessings for granted. What are we grateful for in this imperfect, but very blessed country?

It's easy to reduce our faith to a checklist. What if we lived with the conviction Jesus can and wants to provide for us in every area of our life?

Deep peace is rooted in our free choices. It is always God's will that we have peace.

A father shows the love of the Father by speaking truths to his children.

What we believe affects our behavior, and how we pray with our body affects our soul. How we comport ourselves around the Eucharist both indicates and forms our faith.

Jesus is inviting us to rediscover "intimacy," being at home in His Sacred Heart.

It's easy to drift into apathy and dryness in our faith and relationship with Jesus. On this feast of Pentecost, He wants to fill us with new life and fire!

How many times do we need to receive the Holy Spirit?!

In times of darkness, Jesus says to us, "I will not leave you orphan. I will come to you!"

Within the non-Christian culture we find ourselves in, the church should look increasingly like the Acts of the Apostles. We will do signs and wonders in Jesus' name and bear much fruit only if we are rooted in Him through prolonged daily prayer