On this Ash Wednesday, Fr. Joseph mentions that everything is passing away even our bodies. What if we died this Lent? What distractions would we cut out of our lives?
Thru the grace of Baptism we become capable of loving from the heart the one who hurt us so badly. We become capable of forgiving. Our sin kills Jesus within us and in others, and yet the Father forgives those who come to him. Fr. Joseph tells a great story of forgiveness about a man named John.
The first reading makes it clear we have free will. Jesus raises the bar of how we live the commandments; we are to love from the heart not only externally. And briefly, what makes a marriage lawful.
On this first Sunday of Lent allow me to repeat what I wrote last year reiterating the three Lenten pillars which when done properly draw us closer to Christ the King. Lent reminds us to fast. Detaching ourselves from...
As I pick up again the series on the Mass allow me to cover part two of the Liturgy of the Word. The Liturgy of the Word is known as the first essential...
On this feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, Fr. Joseph speaks about how sin in our life keeps the Light of Christ from shining into our hearts. Confession and Mass allow the Light to shine.