A parent asked me today, "How do you get your children to pray in church?" My response? "Pray at home."
Sometimes holiness demands that we speak up, but oftentimes it calls us to shut up.
Teacher: "If your daughter knew her spelling words as well as her Bible stories she'd get into Harvard." Me: "I'll settle for Heaven."
If I were as good at praying as I am at not praying I'd be really holy.
Instead of loving the Trinity of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), we tend to love a different trinity: Me, myself, and I.
Gray and overcast from my earthly perspective, but it's sunny above these storm clouds. Grace lets us see life from God's point of view.
Laziness in prayer is like handing the devil a key to your house.
It's one of the greatest comforts of working in ministry: the unspoken certitude that your spouse did not marry you for your money.
Life's too short not to tell the people you love how you feel. Say it... and say it often. Oh, and start with God.
Pentecost is a celebration of God... a celebration of God's power... a celebration of God's desire to empower us and to dwell within us.
Rules for today: 1) Pray 2) Laugh 3) Repeat. The only reason to take this life too seriously is if it's your only one.
If true love were only about feelings, Jesus would have been hugged to death for our redemption. Thank God for His cross this and every day.
The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.
It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.
Fatherhood: How God blesses you out of your selfishness and floods your soul with love, all while reminding you how little you know.
Sunday doesn't just prepare us for the week ahead - it prepares us for eternity.
It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.
As I get older I've come to realize that the best way to "get even" with someone is to forgive - and then forget.
When a majority of my prayers are for others to change, I've gotten off track. Lord, change this sinner's heart.
We must not become so preoccupied looking for "major" miracles that we miss all the daily ones.
Honestly, I don't think Victoria has too many Secrets left... might be time to prayerfully consider a name change.
"Love one another": No command is simpler; no command more difficult.
When it's hardest to pray are usually the times I need to pray the hardest. Not sure if that's irony or common sense.
Life was a lot more adventurous before caller I.D.
Married couples, may we never forget that when attacks come the grace of the sacrament is eternally stronger than we are.
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