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Episode 267
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Lent, we have the privilege of reading one of the most important texts in the Bible: God addressing Moses from the burning bush. In this passage, the true God manifes…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Awaiting Resurrection
Episode 266
Friends, all three of our readings for the Second Sunday of Lent emphasize the transcendent world, the goal of all our religious striving. St. Paul speaks of how the Lord Jesus “will change our lowly…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Three Levels of Temptation
Episode 265
Friends, we come now to the great and holy season of Lent, a time to get back to spiritual basics. This First Sunday of Lent, we hear Luke’s account of the temptation of Jesus. What Jesus faces in th…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Beware of Blind Guides
Episode 264
There are a lot of people claiming to be spiritual gurus, teachers, and guides today. But is the person to whom you’ve entrusted your life spiritually blind? Whom are you going to follow, and why? To…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Give As God Gives
Episode 262
Friends, whenever we give or receive a gift, we're always caught in a difficult rhythm of exchange and mutual obligation. The great exception to this rule is God, who is utterly gratuitous in his giv…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
To What Does Your Heart Belong?
Episode 261
Friends, when our heart belongs to anything in this world, we live in an empty and lifeless spiritual space. But when our heart belongs to the Lord, the rest of our life falls into right order around…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The Invasion of Grace
Episode 260
Friends, the spiritual life begins with an invasion of grace out of God's sheer, unmerited love. As we direct our lives toward the light, we become more aware of our sin in order to embark on our mis…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Give Away the Grace You’ve Been Given
Episode 259
Friends, Jesus tells us his messiahship is one of service, not self-interest. As sinners, we have a tendency to understand our religious lives in a self-interested way, but the grace God gives us is …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Should We Build Walls or Bridges?
Episode 258
Friends, our first reading this Sunday reminds us that we need walls to maintain our identity. But our ultimate purpose is not to hunker down behind those walls, but to go out and transform the world…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Your Water into God’s Wine
Episode 257
Friends, this week we resume Ordinary Time, and the Church gives us this extraordinary story of the first sign of Christ’s divinity—the miracle at Cana. Why is the first of Jesus’ miracles turning wa…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago