On this day of Pentecost we beg God not so much for the right religion, but the right heart. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in us the fire of your love! 

Glorious are the disciples who were once hiding in fear and now have found new courage to make known “the name” of Jesus Christ. Glorious are the followers of Christ who were thrown into prison and have now been emboldened to defy the “captain and the court officers” and the…

God is willing to begin with how much, or how little we can give, with how near or how far we’re willing to go for him; with how deeply or how superficially we can love him. God loves us so much, he’s willing to adjust his expectations…because that’s what deep…

Can we see that though Easter does not take away pain, Easter does light the path to something beyond it? If we can take even the first tentative step towards saying yes to all these questions, then Easter has really come for us.

Let us beg then for the Easter strength we need to walk our lives with the conviction of faith, that we may walk not by sight, but by unseen things that are there. In some places today, Easter eggs will be hidden from the sight of children. But children will…

This Easter season, we are called to be especially attentive to the presence of the Risen Lord in our life. Yes, he is alive. He is here with us. His presence is no longer bound by the earthly limits of space and time. His presence transcends boundaries and this makes…

We look up at the cross as we stand with Mary Magdalene. We know of her as the woman who was once possessed by seven demons until Jesus took pity on her and cast the demons away. We look at Magdalene weeping; as the one who has set her free…

This is not supposed to happen. Life is only to be measured by the cruel stick of justice. But here He is. Without asking for anything, He offers me to come home with Him. I don't deserve Him. This world does not deserve Him.

To judge a sinner to be a person no longer but an animal that deserves no mercy is not to play God. Not even God has the heart to judge us that way. Let go of that stone in your hand. 

Why delay living the best life that you can later when you can begin now? And when that life of grace and gratitude, of being forgiven and forgiving, of being loved and loving others begins, not even the most gruesome of deaths can take it away.