Ite Ad Joseph

"Lord, it is good that we are here", the Transfiguration, and the Cross. 

Why does the devil spend so much time tempting us? 

Lent is an invitation to move from rebellion to relationship, through a deep, interior transformation of soul. 

Monty Python, wisdom teeth, and the self-delusion wrought by sin. 

Harry Houdini and forgiveness. 

The greatest poverty in the world today is the poverty of not knowing Christ; and the greatest hunger in the world today is the famine of not being fed with the Bread of Life. 

There are two types of people in the Church: sinners who know they're sinners, and sinners who don't. 

What's on your bucket list? 

"Yesterday", The Beatles, Ezra, and joy in God's law. 

"Woman, how does your concern affect me?" (With a little help from Dr. Edward Sri). 

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Sacrament of Baptism. 

The Epiphany is a story about the Magi's search for Christ, but on a deeper level, it's about man's search for meaning. 

Marriage is a Sacrament. 

"There is absolutely nothing which makes men’s minds more perplexed about the divine works than the disproportion between the simplicity of the means employed and the grandeur of the effect obtained."-Tertullian, 3rd Century.    Merry Christmas! 

Why the Visitation matters. 

How can we hear the "voice" of one crying in the wilderness without stillness and silence? 

We prepare for Christmas by preparing for the second coming. 

Pontius Pilate vs Jesus. Seeking approval, or seeking the cross. 

Creed Bratton, scuba diving, working for things that do not pass away. 

The greater our sacrifice, the more profound our worship will be.