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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 05/27/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:18 +0000

Are you letting the Holy Spirit move you? Because when He does you better buckle up for the ride! The Spirit never moves us backwards, only forwards toward God, grace, and virtue. He sends out on mission to tell the world about God, and more importantly, to show God to the world.

Pentecost Sunday Reading: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 05/20/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:12 +0000

“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” This is the mission that Jesus leaves with the apostles before He ascends into heaven. But it wasn’t just for them; this is the mission of the whole Church. That means all of us. Ask God for the grace you need to fulfill this mission, and that the gifts of Holy Spirit be unleashed in you.

Readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13; Mk 16:15-20

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 05/13/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:12 +0000

“You can’t pick and choose the people you love . . . especially if they’re in your family.” But besides our families, we are called to love everyone as Christ loved us. How did He love us? He sacrificed His life. That means love can’t be all about warm fuzzies; it’s about self-sacrifice.

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17

The Avengers

Greg Iwinski — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:21:32 +0000

What happens when six super heroes team up to fight the biggest enemies in the Universe? You end up with a hit movie written and directed by nerdom’s chief storyteller Joss Whedon and played by some of today’s biggest actors. If you’re looking for an action packed and entertaining film for the weekend The Avengers is your obvious choice. The Avengers is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference.

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 05/06/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:50 +0000

What fruit does your life bear? You can’t just say that you love God, and that you’re a Christian; you have to follow through with your actions and prove it. This only becomes possible when you’re connected to God, the true vine that gives life.

Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 04/29/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:11:39 +0000

The readings this Sunday are about how Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep. Jesus makes a voluntary sacrifice for us; He wasn’t forced to give up His life for our souls.

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 04/22/12

Mark Hart — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:16:51 +0000

What does Karate Kid teach us about God? Find out in this podcast as well as how our past, present, and future all matter to God.

Readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 04/15/2012

Life Teen — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:08 +0000

Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter / Divine Mercy Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: Triduum 2012

Mark Hart — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:35:27 +0000

This week’s Sunday, Sunday, Sunday podcast is a special edition with Mark Hart and Lino Rulli, the host of the “Catholic Guy Show” on Sirius/XM Satellite radio. Listen as Mark and Lino talk for an hour and half about the entire Triduum, the three days of Jesus’ Passion, death, and Resurrection.

Lent: Finish Strong

Fr. Mike Schmitz — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:07 +0000

Editor’s Note: I never guessed 40 days could fly by so fast! But here we are in Holy Week and I’m not so sure my heart is prepared to fully enter into the Triduum – the most epic time of year for us as Catholics. What about you? Are you prepared?

If you feel like you need a recap of this journey through the desert we just took, listen to Fr. Mike Schmitz’s homilies from the last couple weeks. If that sounds boring to you – you’ve never heard this holy man preach! Just press play . . . you could even organize your sock drawer while you listen. Just promise me you’ll do one thing, prepare your heart and really enter into the Triduum this year; God has something amazing to show you.

I’m praying for you.

-Christina Mead

For Love of You

“The ashes mean I am a sinner. The Cross means I have a Savior. The ashes mean I need to turn away from something. The Cross is what I turn towards. The ashes mean that I have fallen short of God’s glory. And the Cross means that you and I are all made for glory.”

For Love of You

Purification and Enlightenment

“I invite you, my brothers and sisters, to enter into this Lent with a spirit of meekness but a spirit of courage, with a spirit of humility but a spirit of boldness, with a spirit not of fear, as St. Peter says, to not be afraid or terrified with fear, but a spirit of hope.”

Purification and Enlightenment

My Beloved Son

“In Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Chapter 8, the whole chapter is about being a son of God. Because of Jesus it says, ‘Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, ‘Papa! Abba! Father!’ So what does that mean? Isaac said, ‘Abraham, Father, your will is my will. Let it be done unto me.’ Jesus said to the Father, ‘Abba, Father, Your will is my will, Your mind is my mind, Your mission is my mission.’ And you, us, as sons and daughters of the Father, what do we say? ‘Father, Your will is my will. Just like Abraham, I can trust you. Just like Isaac, I can trust you. Just like Jesus, I can trust you.’”

My Beloved Son

Christianity 101: Shame

“God is not ashamed of your shame. He is not ashamed of what we’re ashamed of. He is not afraid of what scares us. He is not afraid of our sins. God is not shocked by the fact that we are weak. So do not, do not, please, my brothers and sisters, do not allow your shame or your sin or your weakness to keep you in shadow.”

Christianity 101: Shame

Father, Glorify Your Name

“I think when Jesus says in today’s Gospel, ‘Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a single grain of wheat. But if it dies, it can produce much fruit,’ He knows what He is talking about. Because here He is, stripping Himself. Here He is, becoming that seed that falls to the ground and dies. And I think the same thing happens to us. When it comes to whatever it is in our life that just enslaves us, whether it’s that desire to be famous, that desire to be known, the desire to be significant, unless that dies, I just die as me and my glory does not follow me below. So Jesus says, ‘Here is the secret: humble yourselves. Strip off glory.’”

Father, Glorify Your Name