Imagine that the Lord was calling you to a mission, and he tells you to go to a country you have never been before. He tells you not to worry about any of the common preoccupations... and that you would have to depend on the hospitality of strangers. How many would respond to such a call? If the Lord would ask you to travel with just one suitcase, or none at all, how many would take him seriously? Imagine that the mission the Lord is sending you was to a country famed for its hostilities to strangers, would you still go? [Click to read more]
The readings for this weekend suggest that the call of God requires our urgent but free response. It leaves no room for delays. In the First Reading, the Lord calls Elisha to be a supporter and helper of Elijah. Although Elisha wanted to follow Elijah, he however asked for leave so he could kiss his parents goodbye... [Click here to read more]
Here we are in the natural season of Summer, the Liturgical season of Ordinary Time (Growing Time, for our children in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program). Life is blossoming all around us...How is the Lord wanting to cultivate your heart during this season? [Click to read more]
We celebrate this weekend the mystery of the Godhead. We celebrate that God is a Trinity of distinct, yet undivided, persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are not three Gods but one. God is one but not solitary. He is a community of persons. And each person is equal in substance, in majesty, and power. [Click to read more]