Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

        Once I accepted Christ, the eternal life question was settled and the void of life, filled.  Now that I've known the Lord better...

        Today is the memorial of St. Martha.  In the Gospel reading of John, Jesus told Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life: wh...

        One way to build up humility: After you have done a good deed, don't tell anyone about it.  Not only that, don't even think ...

        I didn't know what to blog today until after morning Mass. During prayer, the understanding of the free soul emerged in my mind...

        I rejoice today because I had been called by the Father.  Knowing Jesus has given me meaning to life.  I know why I am here and wher...

        I used to be a worse sinner.  Read St. Augustine's story and you see how he completely turned around.  If you are familiar with ...

        If we sin and no one except the Lord knows about it, that's one thing.  But if our sinning is known to others and causes them to...

        I happened to come across 1 Corinthians 10, 16 again.  As you know, many non-Catholic denominations believe that the bread and wine ...

        Today's reading from Luke 11 at Mass contains the familiar "Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and i...

        Today someone praised me for something, and the Lord showed me that every time someone praises you, it is the perfect occasion to as...

        Jesus said that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can make a mountain move.  I am trying to understand that faith and ...

        Today I heard the parable of the seed read at Mass.  To be good soil so that the seed will yield grain a hundred- or sixty- or thirt...

        Over the centuries, the stages of spiritual growth have been classified as the Purgative way, the Illuminative way, and the Unitive...

        The word that came into my mind during this morning's Mass is "live," as a verb used with an object.  When I pray the ...

        When you pray, take your time and mean what you say from the bottom of your heart.   After you have prayed, do not second-guess what...

        The world is in turmoil.  There is no need for me to list all the terrible things happening daily in our own country and around the ...

        We are usually apprehensive about having to undergo surgery, because the outcome is not always predictable.  Only cataract surgery w...

        I recall that quite some years ago, various news media reported that many celebrities went abroad to seek out spiritual gurus for gu...