Today I realize that no matter how imperfect I am, Christ will always be with me. Being abandoned or lost is impossible now; I am all set for eternity!
Sunday, March 1, 2026
**Everlasting Faith!
Today's Entrance Antiphon, Psalm 27:8-9, reads: Of you my heart has spoken: Seek his face. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face from me. There are many other verses in Psalms that earnestly seek and express a longing for the Lord. It is amazing! Since now we have Christ, the Son of God, who descended into the world to be with us for 33 years, we should feel closer to God more than ever!
Saturday, February 28, 2026
**Consummate Power of God's Love**
We can all be different from each other in our backgrounds, upbringings, personalities interests, and talents, yet become one through union with Christ the Lord.
**A Mutual Relationship**
How well you know God depends entirely on how open you are to letting him know you.
Friday, February 27, 2026
**The Right Focus**
Focus upon ourselves, we can never be free. When we forget ourselves and focus only upon the Lord, we are set free. Even when we look deep inside ourselves, it is the Lord we seek.
**Teaching Us to Be Perfect**
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven." Then he started teaching them by saying, "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors..." and followed with "But I say to you..." thereby elevating the standard. In other words, we must not think that we are good enough, for the Lord wants us to be perfect! (And he deserves it.)
**No-Brainer**
In today's reading from Ezekiel 18, the Lord GOD says, "Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked? Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way that he may live?" Clearly, if we want to cause the Lord pain, just be wicked. But if you want to make him happy so that you may live, then turn away from your evil. It's plain and simple.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
**Ego Our Most Dogged Enemy**
The ego incredibly difficult to eradicate. Anytime you feel bad because you think that you've done something that made you look bad, it's your ego acting up. In fact, most of the time we lose our peace, we can trace it back to the ego. To be truly ego-free, you have to be like Christ the Lord, who was able to turn the other cheek every time. Let's imitate him so that we may become ego-free one day.
**Our Heavenly Father Forever Good to Us**
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 7, Jesus said to his disciples, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asked for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him." How good it is to know that the Lord is wide open to us, and we can ask, seek, and knock to our heart's content and he'll always respond by giving us the vey best!
***We Need the Lord*
From today's Reading 1 from Esther C, we have the verse "I have no protector other than you, Lord." This is true because the only protection we truly need is to ensure our souls do not end up in hell, and only the Lord can provide that. We absolutely need the Lord, as we cannot survive without him in this life or the next.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
**Our Greatest Sign*
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 11, Jesus said to the crowd, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation." Jesus alone should be sign enough for us to believe in him. If not, you are likely not open to knowing him.
Monday, February 23, 2026
***The LORD Going Extreme***
The Lord is awe-inspiring, yet endearing; He is great, yet humble. Though he is immense, he dwells within every righteous soul. He is all-knowing, yet he always listens. He cares for us even when we turn away. He died so that we might be saved—there is nothing he won't do for our good. This is love in its most extreme form.
****Sad Reality***
Communion experience. Perfect obedience to the Lord is the key to eternal happiness. It's so simple, yet so few people get it!
***A Stark Warning!**
Today's Gospel reading coming from Matthew 25 is on the judgment of the nations. On that day, the Son of Man will separate those who showed love for the least ones from those who did not. Then the king will say to the righteous, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." And to the uncaring, "Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels." So both eternal life and eternal punishment exist. Now is the time to prepare yourself!
Sunday, February 22, 2026
**Things We Must Not Do to God**
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 4, the devil tempted Jesus three times and failed. We must never tempt the Lord. In fact, we should not even doubt, test, deceive, or disprove him. Always remember that he is our infinite creator and we are his finite creations; we are to worship and obey him always. Loving him will make it all easy.
**We Live Again**
These post follows the last one. In today's Reading 2 from Romans 5, Paul wrote, "Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned." So we are in bad shape, but the important thing is that we can be freed from sin and gain eternal life again. For through Jesus, we have been redeemed and made righteous! So believe in him now.
**Why We Die*
In today's Reading 1 from Genesis 2, the LORD God formed man and woman and planted a garden in Eden for them. He told them that they may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but about the fruit of the tree of life in the middle of the garden, they should not eat or even touch it, lest they die. Then the serpent tricked the woman into believing that she certainly would not die and that the moment she eats of it, her eyes would be opened and she would be like gods who know what's good and what's evil. The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Now I see why we all age and die. In Romans 6:23, Paul confirms that by writing: "For the wages of sin is death."
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