Tag Archive: #reflection

Coping With Major Loss: 4 Practical Tips

Have you ever faced a major loss, whether it’s a relationship, your status, or even your health? In this video, we explore the 4 typical responses people have when dealing with significant loss. Fr. Mike introduces the “4 Rs: Restore, [read more...]

Let Jesus Fill the Void

A few years ago, after I celebrated Mass at a retirement home, I met an elderly resident—a woman. We introduced ourselves to each other, and as I spoke with the woman, she shared with me that she spends her time [read more...]

Be Opened

There are several moments throughout the calendar year when we are tricked into thinking we can reinvent ourselves. One of them is New Year’s Day. The barista at my coffee shop told me that they sell more decaf coffee in [read more...]

The Spirit of the Gospel: Love

Each religion has something that it is proud of. The Egyptians had the great traditions regarding how to regulate the Nile River, how to build the pyramids and the graves of their Pharaohs. They had special methods for mummifying their [read more...]

To Whom Shall We Go?

A friend of mine, who is a far better Christian than I can ever hope to be, once shared with me that her family sneers at her belief system and lifestyle. She believes in fairy tales they tell her. She’s [read more...]

The Fullness of Life

Like any other child of the ‘90s raised by budget-conscious parents, I’ve spent my fair share of Sunday mornings in line at an Old Country Buffet, hot plate in hand. Kids ate for chump change on Sundays, and I never [read more...]

Murmurings

When people whisper, what they whisper usually is not flattering. It’s also usually not accurate. If it was either of these things, it probably wouldn’t have to be whispered. “Stop murmuring among yourselves,” Jesus tells the community in today’s Gospel, [read more...]

Food That Perishes

It’s so easy to do the right thing because we want to tick all the right boxes. We want to live by the law. We want to accomplish the work of God. Or, at least, we say that we do. [read more...]

Source and Summit

My Dear Parishioners, When speaking about the Eucharist, St. John Vianney once said: “Without the Blessed Eucharist there would no longer be any happiness in the world, life would be unbearable. When we receive Holy Communion, we receive all our [read more...]

Bishop Barron’s Presentation: National Eucharistic Congress

Bishop Robert Barron spoke to 50,000+ Catholics at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, IN. Here is is full speech. Enjoy.