The Lukan Jump

We can't actually save the people around us, but there are certain things we can do to help them out. One of the big ones is to grow in our own spiritual lives. Here are some thoughts on how to do that!

Whose Church is it, anyway? Mine? The pope's? The Bible is actually pretty clear about this.

St Paul warns us against establishing our own righteousness apart from that offered to us by God. Part of this means forming our consciences well, which is surprisingly like studying for a math test!

The birth of St John the Baptist points to two ways our Lord heals us: by taking away our sins, and by fixing broken human nature.

Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith, being the chosen one, and the real meaning of faith.

A brief reflection on the fact that our Lord gives us rest from the passions through the sacramental life of the Church.

No one cares if you go to McDonald's barefoot unless you start cussing out the manager when you're asked to leave. What does this have to do with our relationship with God?

Faith is more than just intellectual; it requires actually being faithful to God!

How can we know we're doing the will of God? The Bible tells us!

From this All Saints' Sunday, here are some thoughts on Alfred P Doolittle, middle-class morality, and what it means to truly be a Christian.

The Holy Spirit is the source of our life as Christians. Here are some thoughts on how we can experience His grace more fully.

Jesus Christ gives us true knowledge of God, opening us up to an experience of reality at its deepest level and of eternal life even here and now!

Ascension isn't just the lackluster end of the Easter season. Quite the opposite: It's the connecting point between Pascha and Pentecost! What are we going to do in this time?

Even one of the greatest early Christian preachers had to have a significant gap in his education filled in. Are we open to that experience too?

In which I talk about demons, false advertising, magic, and... Justin Bieber?

In today's Gospel, our Lord multiplies five loaves and feeds thousands of people. But, it seems this miracle passes into obscurity pretty quickly in John 6. Here are some thoughts on why that might be.

We are actually living in the end times! Here's why that's a good thing and nobody needs to panic.

The saving and healing mission of Jesus Christ continues in the Church! How do we get in on it?

Taylor Swift and the Pittsburgh Pirates don't really share their lives with their followers, but Jesus Christ does! Are we willing to do what it takes on our end?

After years of hearing about the decline in the Church in America, the tide seems to be turning. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who played the part of Joseph of Arimathea during the dark years, and we have to look forward to the future of our Church!

Obedience to the word of God makes simple fishermen win debates with the high priest and his council. It can give us the same boldness!

There comes a point where the reasonable thing to do is to believe — actually, the most important things in life depend on faith!

One theme of the Gospel of John is the quest for where the Lord stays. Where is He now?

Life is full of disappointments, but the Church's liturgy offers us hope!

St John tells us that "No one has ever seen God. The only-begotten Son... has made Him known" (1:18). Do we realize how earth shattering this is?