The first step in the process of discovering the door is to recognize that we are all to some extent broken. No matter how confident that we are that we have things under control and that we can manage difficulties as they occur, the truth is that none of us is able to perform flawlessly … More DISCOVER THE DOOR TO JOY AND PEACE IN YOUR LIFE
I never seek to be amazed at how Catholic politicians, who profess to be Catholic, nevertheless flout the teaching of the Catholic Church in their public persona and in their role in secular society. Instead of being witnesses to the truth they bark up the tree of secular sentiment and scandalize the Catholic community. There … More THE EVIL OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
We are in constant warfare with the world, with the flesh and with the enemy and these influences constantly seek to interrupt our peace. As a result of this, we need to carefully look at what God offers in cultivating a lifestyle of peace. St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians [Philippians 4: 4-9] … More CULTIVATING THE LIFESTYLE OF PEACE
It is amazing how desensitized we are in our culture to the truth of the Kingdom, preoccupied as we are with satisfying the needs of the body. It was likely not much different in the culture at the time of Jesus’ public ministry. St Paul in Romans 14:7 commented that “it is not eating and … More WALKING THE KINGDOM WALK – A PROCESS OF AWAKENING
As Christians, if we are serious about living the life of the Kingdom, we spend much time attempting to thwart the “of” inclinations imposed on us as residents of planet earth. It is a scene orchestrated by the enemy and we need only look to the Book of Genesis and the experience of our first … More “IN” THE WORLD BUT NOT “OF” IT
As members of the Family of God, Christians are called to live in the Kingdom of God and that means adopting its values of Love, Compassion, Mercy, Humility and Trust in God. Sacrificial love, of the agape type, is the type of love we are called to dispense and, truly formulated, it encompasses the other … More LOVE – THE PASSPORT TO PARADISE
CONTEMPLATING THE DEPTH OF GOD’S LOVE Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered who you are? [Not that your physical reflection could answer that question!] I think that many of us have pondered that question and if we haven’t, we need to. Our culture is so tied up with the specter of performance … More Contemplating the Depth of God’s Love
For very many Christians, belief in God is an intellectual assent to the Divinity of Jesus and His redemptive act and resurrection. Faith in God and specifically in Jesus, as God, is a more complex issue that involves trust in God and surrender to His will. It also requires that we cooperate with God’s grace … More TRANSFORMATION – WHO NEEDS IT?
Have you ever pondered the reality of hardened hearts and how to soften them? Jesus certainly did during his ministry. Undaunted by a culture that contributed to the hardening of hearts, Jesus waded into the world of the prostitute, the tax collector and others who were the subject of official scorn and rejection by Jewish … More PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, PARISH RENEWAL AND THE GREAT COMMISSION
There is a lot of discussion in Catholic circles today about our diminishing numbers as our institutional Church searches for concrete responses to the bleeding that has been going on now for some years. I read an article on Spirit Daily today [Will the Post Covid 19 Church be smaller?] that pointed the finger … More NAILING THE HEART OF EVANGELISM
