Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

        Believing in, following, and loving Jesus will lift your existence to a new level that's not of this world, for you belong to hi...

        2010 is coming to its end.  With the exception of God alone, everything passes.  We are all journeying on toward God or the unknown...

        I see God helping us who love him from two directions.  From the outside, he makes sure that whatever happens to us will be best for...

        In today's Mass reading from the First Letter of St. John, the Apostle exhorts us not to love the world or the things of the wo...

       During prayer before morning Mass, I felt my own limitations.  I even had trouble expressing some of my thoughts; the words were just...

        If we get it spiritually right first, then we'll have a easier time in the world because we have God to keep us from being corru...

        Let God take over your life and you will be free.  This is an exception to "If it sounds too good to be true, then it can't...

        Let yourself be loved by God first.  (This has got to be my shortest post.)

        I venture to say that we all know the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32).  We may not be as bad as he was, but we are all ...

        I once checked into a hotel and one desk clerk was extra helpful.  Every time I asked her to do something, she always responded enth...

        During the Liturgy of the Eucharist at morning Mass today, the priest consecrated the bread and wine and the Lord was ready to offer...

        At this morning's Mass, the pastor asked us if we're ready to die right now.  Simeon was ready after seeing the child Jesus ...

        Today's Gospel reading was from Luke 2 on the Presentation of the child Jesus in the temple.  You are probably familiar with the...

        Today's first reading at Mass was from 1 John 2.  Verses 9 & 10 read: "Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his b...

        Today I approached the Lord before Mass with great trepidation.  I didn't mean it in a bad way; I just felt God's awesomenes...

        At today's Mass, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Reading 1 is from 1 John.  The Apostle speaks of God as light.  The following ...

        In my last post, I pointed out how common, daily occurrences can affect us.  We get disturbed, upset or emotional, lose peace, and t...

        I've been observing others and examining my own past to see why we lack inner peace.  A lot of things out there in the world go ...