Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Nine Ladies Dancing

| January 3, 2012

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, nine ladies dancing. On this ninth day of Christmas we turn our attention to the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. Often I have heard people speak about discerning where the Holy Spirit is leading them. It can sometimes be a process fraught [...]

Pride (In the Name of Love)

| October 30, 2011

In this weekend’s homily, Deacon Dave Pecot shares what it means to have a healthy sense of pride and the ugliness that results in having a pride of faith. You can listen here.

Catholic Discipleship

| August 30, 2011

The laity are in a tough spot these days. Our society still has a patina of Christianity, but has largely rejected the person of Jesus Christ.  Sadly, many Catholics helped to build that society, often relegating their Faith to the private sphere instead of building up the earthly city to be model of the heavenly [...]

Why does God allow suffering?

| February 9, 2011

“Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.” “Well, why don’t you ask Him?” “Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.” -Anonymous

Being a Disciple of Christ

| February 4, 2011

The question has recently been posed in the comments section of this blog of how one becomes a disciple of Christ. I can’t think of a question of greater importance. The word disciple means one who is a follower or student of a great teacher. We as Christians should always see ourselves as students of [...]

Making Disciples

| January 28, 2011

Sherry, who writes for the Catherine of Sienna Institute, currently has a post up on Cultural Catholicsim, versus our efforts as Catholics to make disciples of Christ through evangelization. In it, she argues that we as a Church can no longer rely upon the simple cultural aspects of our faith that for many years held [...]

You are the salt of the earth….

| June 9, 2009

Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. [...]