This was a Lenten Reflection Adapted from Spiritual Theology By Jordan Auman O.P. As we walk the path of Calvary through praying the devotion of the Stations of the Cross, I cannot help but stop and remind myself that it was not only the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden that sentenced… Continue reading The Battle Plan of the Devil: Knowing the Devil’s Tactics & How to Defend Oneself: A Lenten Reflection
Category: Reflection
A Papal View of Priestly Identity Explored Through 1 Peter 5: 1-4 and Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
In an era where many priests have left the priesthood, either by their own choice or as a result of grave misconduct, many in the Church are left searching for a true priestly identity. As seminaries continue to see an increase in enrollment more and more emphasis is rightly being placed on the proper… Continue reading A Papal View of Priestly Identity Explored Through 1 Peter 5: 1-4 and Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “My God, My God”
This joining of two into one flesh in the sacrament of marriage requires a giving up of things for the harmony of the marriage. Our Lord expresses this in His saying “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” A fruitful marriage requires the forsaking of things for the union of the two fleshes.… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “My God, My God”
Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise.”
We hear in the second of the last 7 words of Jesus “I promise thee, this day thou shalt be with me in Paradise.” In marriage the two become one flesh uniting themselves to aid each other towards entrance into eternal life. When husband and wife unite themselves as one in the sacrament of marriage… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise.”
Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “Father Forgive Them.”
Our Lord begins His final discourse with “Father, forgive them; they do not know what it is they are doing.” It goes without saying that a fruitful marriage requires frequent forgiveness. Just as our Lord forgave those who put Him to death, spouses must be willing to forgive each other. While all Christians must be… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: “Father Forgive Them.”
Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ” “Women Behold your Son.”
As we enter into the first week of Lent we will begin by looking at the third saying of Christ on the Cross “woman behold your son. (Son) behold your mother” because tradition ascribes this saying to the sacrament of marriage. On a most basic level, in this saying Christ gives the Blessed Mother to the… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ” “Women Behold your Son.”
Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: Introduction.
As we read the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion we cannot help but pause and reflect when we read our Lord’s last 7 words or phrases. Tradition has ascribed to each of these 7 sayings a correspondence to 1 of the 7 sacraments. How beautiful it is that Christ spoke to the 7 sacraments, as… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: Introduction.
How do you approach Holy Communion?
One of the highlights of my week is having the privilege as an instituted acolyte, the ordinary extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, to distribute the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord. This privilege leaves me in awe and in great gratitude. Since being assigned to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, which attracts… Continue reading How do you approach Holy Communion?
A Church For All Ages
The more time I spend around both the youth and the elderly the more heartbroken I become realizing that many of these people feel they have no place in the Church. I have often found that these two groups of people frequently feel alienated from the Church. They have a mistaken notion that the Church… Continue reading A Church For All Ages
When my Conscience Conflicts with the Teachings of the Church.
Today we seem to live in a world that puts too much emphasis on our thoughts, feelings and desires. Personally I want to rise above my own thoughts, feelings and desires which are prone to mistakes and live in conformity with the truth. Where then can I turn to be sure I am living in… Continue reading When my Conscience Conflicts with the Teachings of the Church.
Through The Cross To Light 