Why do you go to work? For what are you striving? For whose benefit? In other words, who do you live for? St. Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans that we must think of ourselves as being dead to sin and so living for God in Christ Jesus. (Rm 6:11) Many of us […]
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God Willing to be Humiliated
Palm Sunday kicks off the great paradox of Holy Week. Can you imagine God, the omniscient, omnipotent Creator of the universe, the source of all we are and all we have (you know – God!) willing to be humiliated in front of you? But that’s what He did: He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey […]
What are you Steward Of?
We know how St Paul traveled all around the Middle East, Greece and Italy, preaching Jesus Christ. He described his work to the Colossians simply as being a minister in accordance with the stewardship God gave to him. God gave him the knowledge, wisdom, boldness, and fortitude to do that. Paul took ownership of the […]
Be a Witness
How to be a witness? Jesus tells the disciples just before He ascends into heaven that they will be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, and throughout the world. What does it mean? What does it take to be a witness? Let me ask you to approach it this way: Take a moment and think about […]
The Great Paradox of Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday kicks off the great paradox of Holy Week. Can you imagine God, the omniscient, omnipotent Creator of the universe, the source of all we are and all we have – you know, God! – humbling himself in front of you? But that’s what He did: He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey instead of […]