Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.

| November 28, 2011

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and [...]

A 180 on Abortion?

| October 1, 2011

Several friends have recommended my watching the video above which was created by Ray Comfort. Mr. Comfort makes the claim that his conversations with several young people, both on and off camera, caused them to re-evaluate their views when it comes to abortion and embrace a pro-life ethic. After watching the video, I’m not so [...]

Who Is God?

| September 28, 2011

In him we live and move and have our being. (Acts 17:28) God is the Supreme Being, infinitely perfect, who made all things and keeps them in existence. I have to admit that this answer seems overly simplistic when it comes to describing God. I mean, how does one describe God exactly? It seems almost [...]

The Kingdom of God is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

| September 11, 2011

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, ”Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?”  Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the [...]

Thoughts from the Confessional

| September 7, 2011

Last night, as I walked up the the aisle towards the confessional, I caught something out of the corner of my eye that made me smile. A young woman was sitting in a pew, phone in hand, preparing for the sacrament with the now famous confession app. Besides on my own phone, it is the [...]

He Today, And I Tomorrow

| August 28, 2011

A holy man who had seen someone in the act of committing a sin wept bitterly and said, “He today, and I tomorrow. In truth, even if someone commits sin in your presence, do not judge him, but consider yourself a worse sinner than he.” -from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers Last night I recalled this [...]

Leaving Room for Light

| May 6, 2011

Often when I have spent a week writing an icon I have written posts about the process in order to share the spiritual dimension of iconography. This week I chose to allow my keyboard to be silent so as to enter more fully into the process. There is still one day remaining in the writing [...]