You have to be self-aware of who you are and who you’re not. This is the foundation to holiness and the best gift you can offer to God and others.
Often, the hardest people to evangelize to are the ones that are closest to us. Jesus teaches us that anytime we share the truth, it has to come from a place of love in our hearts.
Scripture can have an incredible effect on your life if you recognize the holiness of the Word of God. Don’t let your Bible be just another book on the shelf.
Jesus’ first miracle was to turn water into wine at a wedding feast. Do you realize that an even greater miracle happens at every Mass? Ordinary wine turns into Jesus’ body, blood, soul, and divinity so that He can be united with you.
Spiders. Snakes. Darkness. Heights. Clowns. People wearing a fanny pack . . . Different things elicit different fears in people. Almost everyone has something that causes their heart to race or their nerves to sizzle with anxiety. It’s been said that the number one fear that most people have is, actually, public speaking — far outranking fear of death, which comes in at number two. This fact was not lost on Comedian Jerry Seinfeld who quipped, “Which means most people at a funeral would Read more [...]
This Sunday is the feast of the Baptism of our Lord. Baptism isn’t just about water washing off the dirt of sin; it’s about us becoming a new creation, sons and daughters of God.
Have you ever noticed that the Bible doesn’t specifically say how many wise men showed up in Bethlehem? We’re told that wise men from the East followed a star, interacted with Herod, and made their way to the manger (bearing gifts) but nowhere does it say how many men there actually were. So, how exactly did this idea of the “three magi” begin if Matthew 2 doesn’t give an explicit number? Is this just the byproduct of an overzealous songwriter thinking that “We Three Kings” sounded better than “A couple of Kings” or “About Four Kings”?
Are you just showing up to Mass, or are you there to really worship God? The Magi had to travel from afar to worship God; we are blessed to come face to face with the same God every single time we attend Mass. Don’t take it for granted.
We have the opportunity every day to dedicate ourselves and our actions to God. That’s the meaning of being a Christian – giving our lives to God to glorify Him just as Jesus, Mary, and Joseph did.
As it is with the Christian life, if we want to see clearly – as God sees – we have to look at the “big picture” of salvation. If we want to understand Jesus’ death, for instance, we need to begin with His birth and when we do, we will undoubtedly learn something very interesting . . . that He was born to die.
If you want to get technical, that “pieta” moment first occurred not on Calvary, but in Bethlehem. The manger’s wood was a foreshadowing; it is the “cross” of Christmas. There is far more going on at Jesus’ birth than many of us realize upon first glance.
Oh Catholic guy, oh Catholic guy! Wait…that’s not how the song goes.
Our very own Mark Hart was on “The Catholic Guy Show” with Lino Rulli on Sirus/XM radio to talk about everyone’s favorite holiday: Christmas! You don’t want to miss this episode as Mark schools Lino about everything Christmas.
God has a plan for your life. He also had a plan for your salvation, which He accomplished through Jesus. See, God doesn’t leave anything to chance. All we have to do is surrender and trust.
The Third Sunday of Advent is always “Gaudete Sunday” – meaning rejoice. Are you rejoicing that God is coming? Or does God’s way mean the end of your way?
