John the Baptist was a messenger for Jesus. He spoke of one who would come after him and would be much greater than himself. John didn’t try to draw attention to himself, but he directed the attention to where it should rightly belong – on Jesus. Just as John the Baptist was a messenger for […]
Tag: Gospel reflections
Good Fruit
Fruit is one of the things that we are most critical of. I don’t know anyone who goes through the produce aisle of the grocery store and puts fruit in their cart without first giving it a good look over. Likewise, farmers don’t keep the fruit that has gone bad. Eating bad fruit would not […]
Rediscovering Advent
As we start the first week of Advent, we not only look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus, but also look forward to His return to bring us home. Unfortunately, the celebration of Advent has been turned into the celebration of Christmas and the celebration of Christmas is over after December 25th. This Advent, […]
Jesus, Remember Me
Life is not meant to be travelled alone. If we don’t already know that life can be tough, we will find out eventually. I try my best to help lead my children in the right direction, but as many parents know, kids don’t always listen. God also tries to lead His children in the right […]
We don’t know when Jesus will return to us and usher in the end of this era. We don’t know what will happen in regards to war, disease, famine and most importantly, we don’t know how long each of us will live. Our lives are full of ups and downs, but we need to be […]
Children of God
We are a people of many professions and vocations. Some people are called to get married, others are called to be single, and the ones who I especially look up to are those who choose the call to the religious life. When we get our vocation calling right, God uses that vocation to help lead […]
To Seek What is Lost
Don’t we all hate the feeling of losing something? Many times, through no fault of our own, something is misplaced. One time, a hotel van driver forgot to load one of my bags on the van and left it in the road at the airport with my iPad, passport, headsets, and many other important things […]