Bitter Crosses Become Sweet in Christ

Bitter Crosses Become Sweet in Christ

We all know that in this life, we’ll have many struggles, sorrows, and pains. Sometimes we have crosses that seem too heavy to bear and too difficult to understand. Other times, we may find ourselves stuck in a sin that appears impossible to overcome, and it really...
Courage Under Persecution

Courage Under Persecution

Blessed Stanley Rother was an American priest from Oklahoma assigned to a mission parish in Guatemala in 1968. For over ten years, he ministered faithfully to his poor congregation, and in 1981 his name appeared on a death list of a radical government party targeting...
Go All In For The Lord

Go All In For The Lord

All throughout Scripture, we hear Jesus speaking to the crowds in parables. He uses everyday analogies to explain His profound teachings. But it appears that the Apostles do not need parables to understand the deep mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven because Jesus has...
Separating the Good Fish From The Bad Fish

Separating the Good Fish From The Bad Fish

In Jesus’ time, many fishermen would use cast nets as a method of fishing. These were large nets with weights at the bottom. And they would be thrown into the water and pulled up into the boat by a rope. The fishermen would then go back to the shore to separate the...
Being Transfigured to Jesus

Being Transfigured to Jesus

Today in the Church we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration. Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up to a high mountain and is transfigured. Now the Greek word used for Transfiguration is “met-am-or-fo-o,” which means: “to be changed into another form.” Jesus’...