On Divine Mercy Sunday we read in Acts 2:44-45, “All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.” Oh My Goodness! Can you imagine? Look at the example these disciples set. They heard the good news of […]
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give me THIS water
We read in John 4:5-42 about Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. You know the story about how Jesus asks her for a drink, and in their back-and-forth, He teaches, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst.” She replies, “Sir, […]
The Main Thing
Keep the main thing the main thing. Stephen Covey popularized this adage to encourage us to get our priorities right. Our highest priority, the most important main thing in life as a Christian is our faith and trust in Jesus Christ so that we may have eternal life. The world–Wall Street and advertisers–tell us different. […]
Persevere in Prayer
St. Luke shares how Jesus tells us how generous God is to those who persevere in prayer, “He will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.” (Lk 11:8) I know it can seem sometimes as if God does not hear our prayer, or if He does, He doesn’t answer–at least […]
God’s Amazing Generosity
We read in Genesis 15:5-6,18 of God’s amazing generosity. He said this to Abraham, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so, he added, will your descendants be. Abram put his faith in the LORD, who attributed it to him as an act of righteousness. On that day the […]