Ite Ad Joseph

The Good Samaritan, and the Fall of Adam and Eve. 

If we're on the cross, it means we've stood for something.  How to boast in the cross of Jesus. 

The end of Roe v. Wade, and the necessity to help the vulnerable among us. 

Going to Mass monthly vs weekly. 

We "belong" to the Trinity. 

The parallels between Babel and Pentecost. 

Defer to God, and be willing to be stretched. 

The promise of the Holy Spirit to guide the Church. 

The marriage of Christ and his bride, the Church: an exemplar for all marriage today. 

The Church, the flock of God, has a purpose for its existence. 

We cannot let our sense of unworthiness get in the way of receiving God's love and mercy. 

Doubting Thomas, faith, and getting swole. 

"If Christ has not risen, your faith is vain." Jesus and his Resurrection compel us to make a choice. 

Without the priest, we do not have the Eucharist; and without the Eucharist, we would have no need for the priest. 

The weeping women of Jerusalem, and our sins as the source of Jesus' Passion. 

Jury duty, judgment, and how to balance justice and mercy. 

The prodigal son, and the hunger that comes from wandering away from the Father's house. Special thanks to my high school classmate, Kevin, for letting me use his story! 

The Transfiguration shows the role the body plays in salvation. 

The 3 temptations of Jesus, and the 3 weapons at our disposal to fight them. 

Ash Wednesday demands us to each answer question: "if not now, then when?"