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They Abandoned Their Nets and Followed Him

Jesus called his Apostles to follow Him and they left everything behind to follow Him. Jesus also calls us to follow Him as well and the path He leads us down requires us to abandon certain things in our life. We can’t just change a little and expect to get where Jesus is leading us. […]

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We Have Found the Messiah

Let’s face it, humanity screwed up. We were living in paradise in communion with God and we managed to find a way to mess it up. We gave into selfish temptations, broke our relationship with God, and got kicked out of paradise. Ever since our fall, humanity has been searching for a savior. Even to […]

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Rejoicing in God Our Savior

As we enter into the third week of Advent, let’s embrace the theme of the week, which is joy. We should also work to rekindle the special joy that God brings us. Lots of things bring us joy, but the biggest joy we receive should be from God. Joy is defined as a feeling of […]

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Many are Invited, but Few are Chosen

At the beginning of humanity’s existence, God had us living in paradise with Him. It was only after we messed it up and committed sin that we were kicked out. We were forbidden entry into Heaven until Jesus came into the world as a human and gave His life for us. The invitation to have […]

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The Transfiguring Path

It’s impossible to not be changed by our journey through life. Some experiences change us for the better and others change us for the worse, but we should try to use the positive experiences to make us stronger so that we can withstand the bad ones. We also should seek to travel down the path […]

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The Pearl of Great Price

My wife, Elizabeth, and I met each other online and then later met for the first time in person at a Catholic Church where we started our relationship off by saying a rosary together. Before we met in person, we had already developed a good friendship just through online chats and phone calls. After we […]

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The Harvest is Abundant, but the Laborers are Few

There is an old saying that says that ten percent of the people do ninety percent of the work. In every organization, there is only a small percentage of people who are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty. Newton’s first law of motion also states that a body at rest will […]