Moral Life in Christ
Author Book Reading: Who Am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ
Author, Joe Heschmeyer reads from chapter 8 of his book, Who am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ. This chapter, called “You, and Your Divine Destiny,” After exploring some insufficient visions of Heaven, Joe discusses what it means that we are called to become like Christ through the process of “divinization.”…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: A Life of Conversion
Derek Rotty reads Chapter 4 from his book A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels. “Trust & Cruciformity.” This chapter focuses on the conversion of Saint Peter and how his story shows that conforming to the crucified Christ is necessary for our conversion. Derek invites you to reflect on Saint Peter’s…
Read MoreDaily Bible: Explain to us the parable
Read the Full Scripture Verses Here Jeremiah 14:17-22 is a confession of sin and an appeal for mercy. Jeremiah calls out for mercy on behalf of the Hebrew people, who are suffering in exile due to their sin. He confesses that the People of God have been unfaithful, and deserve their punishment. But he also…
Read MoreDaily Readings: I will hide my face from them
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings in the Holy Mass may make us uncomfortable if we take them to heart. The Old Testament and the New Testament both make use of parables. In the first reading, the loin cloth that God tells Jeremiah to wear and then to bury represents the chosen People…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed they who dwell in your house!
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings at Holy Mass are about dwelling with God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us in the first reading what is required to remain in God’s presence. 1. Following the truth 2. Faithfulness to God 3. Conversion of heart – to love our neighbor. The psalm tells us that…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed Are Your Eyes
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading for the Holy Mass, God speaks through the prophet Jeremiah to accuse the Hebrew people of violating the Covenant. God had brought them into the “Garden land” – notice how God’s description of the Promised Land echoes the Garden of Eden. But the Hebrew people…
Read MoreDaily Reading: You Will Arise and Have Mercy
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading from Isaiah, the Hebrew people cry out to God in the midst of His judgment against them. They are in exile due to their stubborn sinfulness. Since they chose time and time again to divide their love for God with the pagan gods, God abandoned…
Read MoreLean Into Peace
The world is uncertain. Jobs are not secure. Marriages crumble. Neighborhoods aren’t safe. We may be tempted to crawl under a rock. An artist painted a picture of raging ocean waves crashing on a craggy and rocky coastline. The ocean spray flew into the sky. The waves churned, and storm clouds filled the sky. But,…
Read MoreWhat is Risk
We begin our look at overcoming spiritual mediocrity by examining what it means to take a risk. People tend to automatically see risk as a bad thing. It’s seen as a chance of loss or peril. But there’s more to risk than meets the eye!
Read MoreHow to Change Your Life: Character Development Makes You God’s Masterpiece
Building your character is the fastest and surest way to change yourself for the better. To develop our character we can use the best in human psychology, Sacred Scripture and the Catholic moral tradition. But the true power of character development is the power of grace. Our choices can cooperate with grace to transform us…
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