Living in Love with God

Today’s Readings During the Lent we reflect that the goal of the Christian life is to become saints — men and women in perfect union of mind and heart with God. Today’s readings show us what that holiness looks like in practice. In Leviticus, the Lord commands, “Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God,… Continue reading

Today’s Readings The Church always begins Lent by leading us into the desert with Jesus. In today’s Gospel, Jesus Christ is “led by the Spirit” into the desert to be tempted. The desert is not an accident — it is preparation. Before beginning His public ministry, He withdraws to rest in the Father’s love and… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s second reading for Ash Wednesday, St. Paul reminds us: “We are ambassadors for Christ.” This simple yet profound statement invites us to examine our lives. What do my actions, my words, and the way I live reveal? What am I truly an ambassador for? An ambassador represents another. If we are… Continue reading

Today’s Readings One of the greatest struggles in the Christian life is the struggle with our ego. There are moments when what we want conflicts with what God desires. The story of Adam and Eve reveals this clearly. They chose to replace God, deciding for themselves what was right and taking what they wanted. We… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Over the next several Sundays, I want to invite you into a deeper reflection on what it truly means to be a Christian disciple. Not simply what we do as Christians, but who we are—interiorly and exteriorly. Because discipleship does not begin with activity; it begins with identity. So today we start with… Continue reading

Today’s Readings As I write these words, the sun is just beginning to rise. When I walked into my office earlier, I had to turn on a few lamps simply to see. Without light, I would have bumped into furniture, tripped, or been unable to find what I needed. Light makes movement possible; it brings… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that those who do the will of God are His brother, sister, and mother. At first glance, that can sound like a call to do more—to act better, work harder, or try to prove our faith. But Jesus is pointing us somewhere deeper. Doing the will of… Continue reading

Today’s Readings By mid-January, many New Year’s resolutions have already faded. The optimism of January 1 often gives way to frustration when real life reasserts itself. Change is hard. Habits—whether patterns of sin, coping, or thinking—are formed over time and do not disappear overnight. St. Thomas Aquinas understood this well, teaching that growth requires patience, perseverance, and… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, the disciples are caught in a storm. The wind howls, the boat rocks, and fear closes in. So focused on the danger around them, they fail to recognize Jesus drawing near — they mistake Him for a ghost. How often we live the same way. Life tosses us from one… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus feeds a great multitude with only five loaves and two fish. It is more than a miracle of multiplication — it is a revelation of God’s heart. The crowd comes with real hunger, not only for food, but for meaning, hope, and life. We recognize that same hunger around… Continue reading