It’s routine for us to talk about so many different things – movies, concerts, people, food, weather, but how often do we share the message of Jesus Christ with those around us?
It’s routine for us to talk about so many different things – movies, concerts, people, food, weather, but how often do we share the message of Jesus Christ with those around us?
hile planning ‘the weekend of his life’ with a couple of friends, a strange man appears and talks with Daniel about eternal life and what he can expect to experience.
While planning ‘the weekend of his life’ with a couple of friends, a strange man appears and talks with Daniel about eternal life and what he can expect to experience.
After an earthquake leveled his son’s school building, a father digs through the rubble for 38 straight hours, clinging to the hope that his boy is still alive.
I fled him, down the nights and down the days. I fled him, down the arches of the years. I fled him, down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind and in the midst of tears. I hid from him…
Jenny is on trial for being a Catholic. The Prosecutor thinks he has a pretty easy case until Jenny’s delinquent Defense Attorney finally shows-up and presents a very compelling argument.
It’s active. It’s relevant. It’s persistent. Sharper than any two-edged sword. Can you hear it? Are you listening for it…to it?
A teenager struggles to hear God’s voice during an overnight retreat. Will his many attempts to recognize God’s call be fruitful? He may well find out that God’s call often comes in life’s subtle moments and opportunities.
When a ‘voice from above’ asks a teenage boy why he blesses himself with holy water as he enters the chapel in his local parish, the teen responds, “Isn’t that what you are supposed to do when you enter a church?” The ‘voice’ then takes him on a journey into his past and future to see exactly what this water means.
When a ‘voice from above’ asks a teenage boy why he blesses himself with holy water as he enters the chapel in his local parish, the teen responds, “Isn’t that what you are supposed to do when you enter a church?” The ‘voice’ then takes him on a journey into his past and future to see exactly what this water means.
Waiting. It’s not an attractive word. It seems boring. What if you were waiting for something that would change your life? How would you get ready for it? Would you make yourself busy, filling your life with noise and distraction? Would you spend all your time doing everything but slowing down? This reflection is a great tool for Advent.