Earlier this year we had an independent team of pastoral leaders visit our parish and give us a frank assessment of what they experienced. Largely we got good grades. But we were shocked, I mean really shocked to read their assessment that beyond the pastor and his associate, there was no ability to articulate […]
Category: Scripture
We are all set for the third week of our series all about the next generation, “Generation iY” as author Tim Elmore calls them: basically, people born in the last twenty years. This Sunday we also celebrate the Ascension; the Bible tells us that 40 days after his resurrection Jesus was taken up to heaven in […]
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake;for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and, going to the tomb,rolled back the stone, and sat on it. His appearance was like lightening.Then the […]
The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Luke 10.2 If you’ve been around Catholic world for any amount of time you’ve probably heard that verse quoted regarding prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Maybe. But […]
Change can be difficult, but life change can seem impossible. Often we don’t think we can do it. Maybe that because we have such a poor track record in making substantive changes in our lives. We have long lists of New Year resolutions that remain unfulfilled. We’ve tried to kick bad habits, lose weight or […]
“What I know is that I once was blind, now I see.” John 9.25 If you grew up Catholic, you probably know about the Catholic religion, because you went to Catholic school and you had God as a class, you got a grade on God. Maybe you were a straight A student when it came […]
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life… Matthew 6.27 This is going to be a great weekend for us, and I’m really looking forward to it. We are talking about one of the biggest problems ever, one the the biggest problems most all of us face: worry.Worry is different […]
We are getting ready to celebrate the Second Sunday in Lent and the second week of our new message series, Catholic Atheist. I am really excited about the message this week, because its such an important topic. Prayer. How often do we say we believe in God and then fail to pray, how often do […]
when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matthew 7.28-29 We almost always instinctively know when someone has authority, because to speak with authority means you know what you’re talking about. This was definitely the crowd who gathered to […]
You were bought at a price. 1 Corinthians 7.23 What is the value of the difficult people in your life? You might say, they have no value, they’re a liability. While they might feel like a liability, they definitely have value. Maybe its not value you have placed on them, but they have […]
