Sacrifices That Please God: Part 3 – Sacrifice of Good Works
May 31, 2020
No one is saved or goes to heaven just for doing good works. There is no good-works-sacrifice that is big enough for that! Faith in the...
Sacrifices That Please God: Part 2 – Sacrifice of Praise
May 24, 2020
We cannot make sacrifices for our sins. We cannot do penance for our sin. We cannot pay for our sin or do anything in payment for our...
Sacrifices That Please God: Part 1 – Sacrifice of Self
May 17, 2020
Some Christian traditions teach that we can reduce our time in purgatory if we do certain acts of personal sacrifice and contrition. The...
Mother’s Day 2020
May 10, 2020
Happy Mother's Day!
Surviving Lockup: Part 3 – Make Plans
May 3, 2020
We are notorious for looking backward and for looking only at our present circumstances. We too often fail to see the good things that God...
Surviving Lockup: Week 2 – Do Good
April 26, 2020
Sometimes we just need to be out of commission for a while so that we can do some of the minor things that need to get done. Paul did a lot...
Surviving Lockup: Week 1 – Give Thanks
April 19, 2020
Complaining to God and to anyone who will listen is the first thing we do when things are not going our way. As Christians, we should be...
The Hope of Easter: Week 2 – Hope Rises From The Dead
April 12, 2020
The disciples watched as Jesus was taken away to be crucified. They knew what was to come. They saw it many times. Jesus was going to a...
The Hope of Easter: Week 1 – Hope Rides On A Donkey
April 5, 2020
When we look at Israel in the time of Christ, we can see ourselves. Israel is occupied by Rome and is at the mercy of this foreign power....