SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“When the disciples first heard Christ say “Follow Me,” they were doing their daily work as fishermen. Let us not think that His calling...

“There is a difference between happiness and joy. “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven,” says Jesus in...

“In our spiritual life, only seldom do we experience immediate consequences for our actions. Very, very, seldom do I pray and see an...

“Distraction serves a purpose. Like gargoyles guarding the roofline of a cathedral, distractions first serve to ward off those who lack...

“What is the problem with a reliance on self-discipline (Colossians 2:23)? Whatever is self-imposed does not derive from God. Rather, it...

“Freedom is an essential characteristic of the Christian life Christ promised that the truth would set us free…The experience of freedom...

“At times we may become so consumed and focused on our own problems and worries that we forget that God is there. We also may feel that...

“We are God’s vineyard, charged with bearing fruit and offering “the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving...

“While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws [Mark 10:20], he had confined...

“In our information age, many resources are readily available for us to seek the Lord—too many. A story from the desert fathers gives...