God is very helpful, and the phrase “Ask and you shall receive!” is quite true. However, there are proper and improper ways to ask for God’s help, because God responds in infinite ways. A bad way to ask God for
Lord, You said, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whosoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake
Last week, I gave an Advent Recollection to Assumption HS Class ’62. The theme of the recollection was “waiting.” One of the points I shared was from the homily of Fr. James P. Donelan, SJ, “The Sacrament of Waiting.” Donelan
Bondage is all about being held captive, it can be a physical form of imprisonment but it can also be mental or emotional. Bondage can easily be dismissed as a bad habit, a character flaw or some obnoxious personality quirk.
These are the words of thousands, even millions, of us who look at the New Year and worry if we’re up to the changes that we say we want to make. Fear of change, uncertainty about opportunities, and worry about
Give thanks in all circumstances… How? My daughter is in Afghanistan. I am fighting diabetes. I have no job. My son is doing drugs. My child has died. My marriage is falling apart. I’m depressed. My bank account is overdrawn.
When problems occur in your life, do you ever question God and ask “why?” For example, “Why is this happening to me?” or “Why do I have to go through this?” Even the most devoted Christian has asked these questions
There are some people who come into our lives at a point in time when we are entering a new way of being. They plant seeds and are not necessarily a regular part of our days. Kind of like music
I watched a film recently that began with the quote: “Everything is a gift from the universe.” Non-believers can grasp at straws when it comes to Read More »
Psalm 68:34 (NKJV) Ascribe strength to God; His excellence is over Israel, And his strength is in the clouds. I remember several years ago watching people Read More »