From the yearly archives: 2010
Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, made history on December 8th, 2010. He became the first bishop in the United States to formally approve an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In 1859, Our Lady had appeared three times to a young Belgian farm girl at a spot north east of [...]
Imagine Jesus Christ spending the whole day with you: sitting with you at breakfast, going to work, being part of your conversations. Would you feel uncomfortable, or comforted? The Bible teaches us that God really is with us every moment of the day. What in your life needs to change to make room for Him? [click post for audio content]
We all hate to wait for things. This gets us into all kinds of trouble, both with food and also with relationships. God has something better planned for us. How do we learn about God’s plan? By talking and listening to him in prayer. This Advent, I challenge you to commit yourself to deeper prayer. Through prayer you will discover the Peace on Earth you have been looking for. [click post for audio content]
In her abundant wisdom, the Church gives us four weeks to prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, but how little time four weeks really is. Of course, four weeks used to be much longer. I remember when I was a boy, and our house was bigger and the trees were taller. The [...]
The point of Christianity is Jesus Christ. We easily forget this simple fact because we see the church building, the Ten Commandments, the Pope and the priests, and Sunday Mass, but we don’t see Jesus. Yet he is the the center of all of it. He became our model to show us how to live as human beings. He is also our friend who wants to walk with us, and the Suffering Servant Savior who died to free us from sin. He sends us the Spirit of Love and Be Loved who makes us children of the Loving Father and imitators of the Son. Living as he lived and loving as he loved, Christians are little Christs — and that’s the point of Christianity. [click post for audio content]
What is the point of Christianity? Popular opinion says that Christianity means: if you’re trying to be good, when you die you get a ticket to heaven. But we have lots of hopes and dreams like health, wealth, a job, a good home, a wife and children… Not only does Christianity seem to promise something I don’t really want, it even gets in the way of fulfilling my dreams. But that isn’t true, because the popular idea of Christianity is wrong. Real Christianity is found in the words of Jesus. He teaches us this fundamental truth: the Loving Fatherhood of God. God the Father wants you to be happy, successful and fulfilled, but he has a better plan for success than we do. There are two more fundamental truths, so stay tuned. [click post for audio content]
Twelve Lessons on the Catholic Faith – by Fr. Benjamin Sember
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