Reflections

Should Christians Believe in Karma?

Is Karma good? No. However, GRACE is! You have a loving God who wants to pour his love, mercy, and grace into your life. Let him. Watch the video below to learn more. Source: Real Life Catholic  

Living With Childlike Faith

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B In the Gospel Jesus tells us that we should be like children. What does it means to be like a child in the 21st century? It means to look at the world [read more...]

Our Story is Real

It’s not a myth. “Jesus really lived. His story is true and we get to play a part in it. Jesus wants us to be active agents in this [ongoing] story.  We’re called to enter into the story, to live [read more...]

Satan Does Exist

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Satan does exist. One need only speak to a Catholic exorcist or sit in a confessional hearing confessions for a few hours to know that the devil and demons are real. And, [read more...]

The God of the Universe Loves You [!!!]

“The source and summit of our faith is when we [literally] become one body with God, the Creator of the world. We become one flesh with Jesus in the Eucharist.” God is calling us back, to be physically present. Click [read more...]

Fr. Schmitz: Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?

How can God be good, but allow bad things to happen? Fr. Mike Schmitz tackles one of the toughest questions religious believers must answer. Source: Ascension Presents

Seeing Through God’s Eyes

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B St. Thomas Aquinas once said: “Omnia quasi oculo Dei intuemur . . .” This means, “Everything as if through His eyes.” In other words, we should see and evaluate everything as if [read more...]

Does God Care About “Self-Care”?

Do you prioritize self-care like it’s urgent and important? Or are the people you love only getting the most burnt-out version of you? You know, your basic needs are a priority to God—they need to be a priority to YOU, [read more...]

Fr. Schmitz: Praying in a State of Mortal Sin

Contrite prayer can be an act of courage, because Lord knows there’s no harder time to pray than after we know we’ve sinned. In a way, we’re afraid to approach God. Yet, just as the only way to overcome our [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Answering Jesus’ Call

Answering Jesus’ Call In the early stages of the parish revitalization program (“To teach who Christ is”) one of the questions asked of the participants was – “Is your parish a “Maintenance Church” or a “Missionary Church”? I thought – [read more...]