Jesus said, "“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words."
What do these words have to do with the confusion of our world today? Everything!
It's the faithful married couple, the man with same-sex attraction who remains faithful to God, the young couple who prepares for marriage with purity and the granddaughter who visits her grandparents in the nursing home on the weekend. All of these people LOVE like Christ--sacrificially and totally. True love always leads to the glory of both the cross and heaven.
At the Basilica, she was known as Dr. Emily Wilding. Emily entered a religious order in Ohio called the Children of Mary. This past Friday, she received her religious name: Sister Imelda Joy--named after Blessed Imelda Lambertini and the Blessed Mother (whose title is Cause of our Joy). This homily was for Sister Imelda Joy, two other sisters who also received their religious names, and a sister who made her temporary vows. What an honor to celebrate and preach this Mass. God bless Sister Imelda Joy!
Do you get down because you experience boredom in prayer? Do you think you are no good? That you will never be holy? You could not be further from the truth...
Herod sought to kill Jesus. Anything or anyone who tries to separate souls from grace and the truth of Jesus Christ and His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church is a modern-day Herod. We need to fight against them. But we also need a Protector. And we have one...
Peter is the poster child for what happens when you stop praying. When prayer goes, man resorts to activism which leads to falling away from Jesus which leads to creature comfort which in turns leads to denying Christ and hitting rock bottom. No one has to hit rock bottom!
When someone is dying in a hospital, hospice or their home, there is one prayer you need to pray...especially if they have been away from God. And pray it OUT LOUD so they can hear you!
I promise you this: if you are away from Christ and His Church, you are miserable right now. God wants to do away with your misery. If you are devout and know you cannot earn heaven: God wants to give ease your mind.
Who are the most powerful on the universe? The rich? The elite? Politicians? The famous? Nope. Not even close. It's the walking wounded...and those who do this...
Before Jesus went to the Cross, He said that He eagerly desired to eat the Passover meal with His apostles. Do we eagerly desire to eat with Jesus? This Holy Week, our actions will answer that question for us...
